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Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune

Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish is available here as the complete text, split into 1027 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Randall Parrish37 chapters

Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune by Randall Parrish. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17765.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune

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0 of 1012 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Chapter 29 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Chapter 30 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Chapter 31 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Chapter 32 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Chapter 33 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Chapter 34 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Chapter 35 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Chapter 36 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Chapter 37 21 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Yes. All 5131 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #17765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Gordon Craig, Soldier of Fortune take to read?

About 427 minutes of reading across 1027 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Placed
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Lumber
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