A Book of Natural History — Volume XIV
A Book of Natural History — Volume XIV by David Starr [Editor] Jordan is available here as the complete text, split into 716 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. by David Starr [Editor] Jordan. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #18274.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #18274, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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