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Quentin Durward

Quentin Durward by Walter Scott is available here as the complete text, split into 1064 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Quentin Durward by Walter Scott. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #7853.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 37 chapters

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Quentin Durward

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0 of 1047 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I The Contrast 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Wanderer 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Castle 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Dejeuner 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Man at Arms 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Bohemians 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Enrolment 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Envoy 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Boar Hunt 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Sentinel 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Hall of Roland 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Politician 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Journey 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Journey 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Guide 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Vagrant 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Espied Spy 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Palmistry 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The City 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Billet 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Sack 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Revellers 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Flight 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Surrender 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Unbidden Guest 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Interview 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Explosion 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Uncertainty 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Recrimination 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Uncertainty 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Interview 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Investigation 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The Execution 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV A Prize for Honour 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI The Sally 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Sally 34 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #7853, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Quentin Durward take to read?

About 443 minutes of reading across 1064 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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