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Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem

Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1338 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5175.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Chapter 26 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Chapter 27 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Chapter 28 45 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #5175, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 557 minutes of reading across 1338 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Civilisations
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