The Memoirs of a White Elephant
The Memoirs of a White Elephant by Judith Gautier is available here as the complete text, split into 380 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Memoirs of a White Elephant
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
This edition of The Memoirs of a White Elephant by Judith Gautier carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #46983, divided into 29 chapters and 380 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The Memoirs of a White Elephant is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Memoirs of a White Elephant as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 380 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 sections are gathered into 29 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Memoirs of a White Elephant?
Yes. All 1896 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46983 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #46983, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 158 minutes of reading across 380 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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