Have you tried http://www.httrack.com/ , a cross platform open source complete website downloader, (it preserves structure etc.) You should just be able to point it at the first index page and leave it to get on with it.
Tried it - might not be doing it right, but doesn't seem to work (in particular, when get a PDF which has been downloaded, it doesn't open!)
Chris
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