Confessions of a Caricaturist
Confessions of a Caricaturist by Oliver Herford is available here as the complete text, split into 14 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Confessions of a Caricaturist
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Yes. All 68 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21676 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Confessions of a Caricaturist is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21676, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 5 minutes of reading across 14 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Confessions of a Caricaturist
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- Charles
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- Scribner's
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- Squirrels
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- Alone
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