Anecdotes of the Learned Pig
Anecdotes of the Learned Pig by James Boswell is available here as the complete text, split into 28 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Anecdotes of the Learned Pig With Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and Illustrations from Bozzy, Piozzi &c. &c. by James Boswell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #51017.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #51017, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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