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Barford Abbey, a Novel

Barford Abbey, a Novel by Mrs. (Susannah) Gunning is available here as the complete text, split into 253 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Barford Abbey, a Novel: In a Series of Letters by Mrs. (Susannah) Gunning. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #13314.

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