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Four Arthurian Romances

Four Arthurian Romances by de Troyes, active 12th century Chrétien is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1858 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Four Arthurian Romances by de Troyes, active 12th century Chrétien. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #831.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Four Arthurian Romances

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This edition of Four Arthurian Romances by de Troyes, active 12th century Chrétien carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #831, divided into 40 chapters and 1858 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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Rather than presenting Four Arthurian Romances as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1858 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 40 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Is this the complete text of Four Arthurian Romances?

Yes. All 9290 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #831 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #831, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1858 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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