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The curse of Clifton

The curse of Clifton by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth38 chapters

The curse of Clifton by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #70776.

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  1. Chapter I 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Clifton and the Beauties 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Tide of Fate 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Old Man and His Bride 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Ruptured Tie 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Severed Hearts 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 131 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Woman’s Pride 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Sisters 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Archer Clifton’s Sketches 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Discipline of Affliction 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Black Seal 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Widowed Bride 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Confession 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Domestic Scene 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI In the City 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Life’s Various Phases 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Zuleime 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV “In Palace Chambers.” 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Georgia 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Winter Evenings at the Farm 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Return 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Betrothal 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Poison Works 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Dedication 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII “The Meekness of Love” 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Catherine’s Regency 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Catherine’s Progress 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI The Night Journey 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Goal 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Conclusion 308 readings five lines each Open chapter

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