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A Fair Jewess

A Fair Jewess by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon is available here as the complete text, split into 1242 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon40 chapters

A Fair Jewess by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53296.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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A Fair Jewess

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  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV "One More Unfortunate." 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Friend in Need 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII What Was Put in the Iron Box 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Vision in the Churchyard 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Aaron Cohen Preaches a Sermon on Large Noses 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Proclamation of War 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Battle Is Fought and Won 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Joy and Sorrow 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Divine Consolation 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX A Momentous Night 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Temptation 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Living and the Dead 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Plucked from the Jaws of Death 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Curtain Falls 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV After Many Years 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Foundation of Aaron's Fortune 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Farewell 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Revisits Gosport 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII What Shall Be Done to the Man Whom the King Delighteth to Honor? 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Honorable Percy Storndale 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI A Cheerful Doctor 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Ruth's Secret 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Honorable Percy Storndale Makes an Appeal 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Duty Performed 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI A Mother's Joy 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII A Panic in the City 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII "Can You Forgive Me?" 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX A Poisoned Arrow 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Retribution 28 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Rather than presenting A Fair Jewess as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1242 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 40 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of A Fair Jewess?

Yes. All 6206 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53296 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Fair Jewess is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53296, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Fair Jewess take to read?

About 517 minutes of reading across 1242 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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