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A Soldier of the Legion

A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson is available here as the complete text, split into 1143 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Soldier of the Legion by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #20815.

30 chaptersComplete chronicle

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Project Gutenberg eBook #20815, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 476 minutes of reading across 1143 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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