Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower
Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower by Philip Wylie is available here as the complete text, split into 1998 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Opus 21 Descriptive Music for the Lower Kinsey Epoch of the Atomic Age, a Concerto for a One-man Band, Six Arias for Soap Operas, Fugues, Anthems & Barrelhouse by Philip Wylie. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62900.
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