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CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
CraftLit is—Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People Love the classics (or wish you did) *** No time to pick up a book? Not any more! *** This weekly annotated audiobook podcast presents curated classic literature in a serialized format. The host—Heather Ordover—"teaches to the joke" by filling in a...
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CHAPTER 36: The Quarter-Deck
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CHAPTER 35: The Mast-Head
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CHAPTER 34: The Cabin-Table
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697: Chs 5-6 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions
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CHAPTER 33: The Specksnyder
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694: Ch 16 — Cranford
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693: Ch 15 — Cranford
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692: Ch 14 — Cranford
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686: Ch 8 — Cranford
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685: Ch 7 — Cranford
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684: Ch 6 — Cranford
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683: Ch 5 — Cranford
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682: Ch 4 — Cranford
Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4
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681: Ch 3 — Cranford
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