Narrative of the Most Extraordinary
Narrative of the Most Extraordinary by Owen Chase is available here as the complete text, split into 150 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, of Nantucket by Owen Chase. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61931.
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