Leo the Circus Boy
Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer is available here as the complete text, split into 700 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Leo the Circus Boy by Edward Stratemeyer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35821.
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Leo the Circus Boy
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Capturing a Runaway Lion
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV Leo Joins the Greatest Show on Earth
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI Leo Asserts His Rights
- Chapter VII Leo Gains His Liberty
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX The Mad Elephant
- Chapter X Capturing the Elephant
- Chapter XI A Criminal Compact
- Chapter XII The Stolen Circus Tickets
- Chapter XIII Leo Makes a Change
- Chapter XIV Leo Makes a New Friend
- Chapter XV An Act Not on the Bills
- Chapter XVI An Unpleasant Position
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX Wampole’s New Scheme
- Chapter XX Another Stop on the Road
- Chapter XXI An Unexpected Bath
- Chapter XXII Wampole Shows His Hand
- Chapter XXIII The Greatest Show on Earth Once More
- Chapter XXIV In the Circus Ring Again
- Chapter XXV Another Balloon Trip
- Chapter XXVI Adventures Amid the Flames
- Chapter XXVII Escape from the Burning Forest
- Chapter XXVIII The Rival Balloonists
- Chapter XXIX Porler’s Move
- Chapter XXX Mart Keene’s Story
- Chapter XXXI A Fall from the Clouds
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII Leo to the Rescue
- Chapter XXXIV The End of Porler
- Chapter XXXV A Cowardly Attack
- Chapter XXXVI On the Elevated Tracks
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII Good-by to the Circus Boy
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Is this the complete text of Leo the Circus Boy?
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Project Gutenberg eBook #35821, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Leo the Circus Boy take to read?
About 291 minutes of reading across 700 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Author
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- Young
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- Oarsmen
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- Lakeview
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