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Rowlandson's Oxford

Rowlandson's Oxford by A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs is available here as the complete text, split into 432 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs20 chapters

Rowlandson's Oxford by A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #42960.

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Rowlandson's Oxford

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  1. Chapter I CELEBRITIES AS OXFORD MEN--(_continued_) 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Undergraduate Then and Now 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Smart 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Toast 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Servitor 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Sports and Athletics 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Clubs and Societies 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Work and Examinations 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI ’Varsity Literature 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Oxford Tradesman 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Don 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII THE DON--(_continued_) 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Celebrities as Oxford Men 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX CELEBRITIES AS OXFORD MEN--(_continued_) 41 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #42960, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 180 minutes of reading across 432 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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William
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Collins--joins
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Smarts--forgets
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Work--
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