Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 1
Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 1 by William Rounseville Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 1285 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 1
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Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian. — Volume 1 is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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About 535 minutes of reading across 1285 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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