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The Messenger of the Black Prince

The Messenger of the Black Prince by Thomas A. H. Mawhinney is available here as the complete text, split into 1017 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Thomas A. H. Mawhinney28 chapters

The Messenger of the Black Prince by Thomas A. H. Mawhinney. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50193.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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The Messenger of the Black Prince

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  1. Chapter I 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II I Am Attacked in the Woods 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III A Visitor in the Night 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Trickster 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V What I Learned in the Woods 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Black Prince 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX A Solitary House in the Woods 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Highwayman of Tours 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Three Crows Inn 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Scrivener Disappears 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Scrivener Turns Traitor 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX No Man’s Land 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Trapped! 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Fight in the Inn 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Friends and Enemies 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Black Prince Again 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 18 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Messenger of the Black Prince?

Yes. All 5083 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50193 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Messenger of the Black Prince is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #50193, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Messenger of the Black Prince take to read?

About 423 minutes of reading across 1017 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Remember
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Beginning
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