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Fortune's Fool

Fortune's Fool by Rafael Sabatini is available here as the complete text, split into 1200 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Rafael Sabatini29 chapters

Fortune's Fool by Rafael Sabatini. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65939.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 29 chapters

Course Syllabus

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Fortune's Fool

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  1. Chapter I 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 99 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Fortune's Fool by Rafael Sabatini carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #65939, divided into 29 chapters and 1200 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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How is Fortune's Fool divided for reading?

Fortune's Fool is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Fortune's Fool as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1200 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 29 chapters.

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Every sentence of Fortune's Fool can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Fortune's Fool

Common questions about reading Fortune's Fool by Rafael Sabatini on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Fortune's Fool?

Yes. All 5999 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65939 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Fortune's Fool is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #65939, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Fortune's Fool take to read?

About 499 minutes of reading across 1200 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Fortune's Fool section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Fortune's Fool

Words and structures a reader meets early in Fortune's Fool, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
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Scaramouche
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Captain
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Blood
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