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A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves)

A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) by Pierre Loti is available here as the complete text, split into 808 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Tale of Brittany (Mon frère Yves) by Pierre Loti. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #62667.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves)

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  1. Chapter I 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves)?

Yes. All 4038 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #62667 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #62667, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) take to read?

About 336 minutes of reading across 808 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves)

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Little
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Dedicate
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Accept
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Affection
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