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The Princess and Curdie

The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 558 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #709.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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This edition of The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #709, divided into 35 chapters and 558 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

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The Princess and Curdie is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Princess and Curdie as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 558 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 35 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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Is this the complete text of The Princess and Curdie?

Yes. All 2790 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #709 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #709, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Princess and Curdie take to read?

About 232 minutes of reading across 558 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Princess and Curdie

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Curdie: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Peter: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Miner: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lived: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

The Princess and Curdie

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Questions about reading The Princess and Curdie

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