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Unknown to History

Unknown to History by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1403 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Unknown to History: A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4596.

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