At Aboukir and Acre
At Aboukir and Acre by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty is available here as the complete text, split into 960 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22224.
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At Aboukir and Acre
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
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