Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3)
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3) by Thomas [Editor] Percy is available here as the complete text, split into 1557 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3) Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets Together With Some Few of Later Date by Thomas [Editor] Percy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #45939.
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3) is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #45939, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1557 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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