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A Passage to India

A Passage to India by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster is available here as the complete text, split into 1468 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster37 chapters

A passage to India by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61221.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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A Passage to India

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  1. Chapter I 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of A Passage to India?

Yes. All 7339 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61221 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Passage to India is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #61221, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Passage to India take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1468 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Marabar
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Caves
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Twenty
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