The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows

Name: The Singing Man: A Book of Songs and Shadows
Author: Josephine Preston Peabody

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 18 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

A man sings the toil and triumph of labor under the sun, yet faces a world where others claim his hard-earned bread, leaving him broken and forgotten in mills, mines, and prisons. Amidst shadows of injustice, his silent question echoes: How long?

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