Akbar: An Eastern Romance
Akbar: An Eastern Romance by P. A. S. van (Petrus Abraham Samuel) Limburg Brouwer is available here as the complete text, split into 754 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Akbar: An Eastern Romance by P. A. S. van (Petrus Abraham Samuel) Limburg Brouwer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40155.
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This edition of Akbar: An Eastern Romance by P. A. S. van (Petrus Abraham Samuel) Limburg Brouwer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40155, divided into 18 chapters and 754 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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Is this the complete text of Akbar: An Eastern Romance?
Yes. All 3768 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40155 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #40155, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 314 minutes of reading across 754 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Akbar
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- Eastern
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- Romance
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- Limburg-brouwer
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