From Paddington to Penzance
From Paddington to Penzance by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper is available here as the complete text, split into 510 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
From Paddington to Penzance The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's End by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #58898.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #58898, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 212 minutes of reading across 510 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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