Nicolette: A Tale of Old Provence
Nicolette: A Tale of Old Provence by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy is available here as the complete text, split into 586 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Nicolette: a tale of old Provence by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #61484.
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Nicolette: A Tale of Old Provence
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Le Livre de Raison
- Chapter III The Honour of the Name
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V The Spirit of the Past
- Chapter VI Orange-Blossom
- Chapter VII Twilight
- Chapter VIII Christmas Eve
- Chapter IX The Turning Point
- Chapter X Woman to Woman
- Chapter XI Grey Dawn
- Chapter XII Father
- Chapter XIII Man to Man
- Chapter XIV Father and Daughter
- Chapter XV Old Madame
- Chapter XVI Voices
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Project Gutenberg eBook #61484, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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