Prince Fortunatus
Prince Fortunatus by William Black is available here as the complete text, split into 1538 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Prince Fortunatus by William Black. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #16217.
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Prince Fortunatus
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
- Chapter XXIV Chapter 24
- Chapter XXV Chapter 25
- Chapter XXVI Chapter 26
This edition of Prince Fortunatus by William Black carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #16217, divided into 26 chapters and 1538 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #16217, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Prince Fortunatus take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1538 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Prince Fortunatus
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- Great
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- Sleep
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- Detain
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- Happy-go-lucky
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