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Problematic Characters: A Novel

Problematic Characters: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen is available here as the complete text, split into 1991 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Friedrich Spielhagen40 chapters

Problematic Characters: A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34748.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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Problematic Characters: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 126 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 116 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 97 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 113 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 121 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 95 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Problematic Characters: A Novel is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #34748, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Problematic Characters: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1991 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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