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Rupert of Hentzau

Rupert of Hentzau by Anthony Hope is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1144 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Rupert of Hentzau: From The Memoirs of Fritz Von Tarlenheim Sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1145.

21 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Rupert of Hentzau

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Rupert of Hentzau is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Rupert of Hentzau as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1144 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 21 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

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Yes. All 5718 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1145 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #1145, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 476 minutes of reading across 1144 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Rupert of Hentzau

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Lived
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World
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Marking
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Every
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