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Ayesha, the Return of She

Ayesha, the Return of She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1045 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Ayesha, the Return of She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5228.

24 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Ayesha, the Return of She

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #5228, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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