Claude's Confession
Claude's Confession by Émile Zola is available here as the complete text, split into 626 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Claude's Confession by Émile Zola. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63819.
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Claude's Confession
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
This edition of Claude's Confession by Émile Zola carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63819, divided into 29 chapters and 626 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 Claude's Confession?
Yes. All 3129 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63819 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #63819, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Claude's Confession take to read?
About 260 minutes of reading across 626 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Claude's
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- Confession
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- Author
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- L'assommoir
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