What a Man Wills
What a Man Wills by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey is available here as the complete text, split into 967 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
What a Man Wills by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32935.
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Is this the complete text of What a Man Wills?
Yes. All 4832 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32935 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #32935, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does What a Man Wills take to read?
About 402 minutes of reading across 967 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Wills
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- George
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- Horne
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- Vaizey
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