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The Cottage of Delight: A Novel

The Cottage of Delight: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben is available here as the complete text, split into 1801 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben40 chapters

The Cottage of Delight: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #33715.

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

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The Cottage of Delight: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 44 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 9004 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #33715 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #33715, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Cottage of Delight: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1801 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Abner
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