Essays on Paul Bourget
Essays on Paul Bourget by Mark Twain is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 112 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Essays on Paul Bourget by Mark Twain. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3173.
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This edition of Essays on Paul Bourget by Mark Twain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #3173, divided into 3 chapters and 112 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #3173, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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