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The Shogun's Daughter

The Shogun's Daughter by Robert Ames Bennet is available here as the complete text, split into 1129 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Robert Ames Bennet34 chapters

The Shogun's Daughter by Robert Ames Bennet. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48615.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 34 chapters

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The Shogun's Daughter

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  1. Chapter I Eastern Seas 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II In Kagoshima Bay 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Gentleman with Two Swords 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Yoritomo’s Betrothed 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Coasts of Nippon 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII On the Tokaido 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Geisha 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Nippon’s Greetings 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Princess Azai 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Rout of the Ronins 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Escort to the Princess 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Prince of Owari 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Before the Shogun 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Requital 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Mito Strikes 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII In the Pit of Torment 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Shadow of Death 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Garden of Azai 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Love Laughs at Locksmiths 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Jarring Counsellors 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Tea with the Tycoon 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Lessons and Love 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Ensnared 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Hara-Kiri 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Hovering Hawks 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Son by Adoption 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII High Treason 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Intrigue 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX My Wedding Eve 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI In the Power of Mito 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Led Out to Execution 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Bared Blades 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Conclusion 6 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Shogun's Daughter by Robert Ames Bennet carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48615, divided into 34 chapters and 1129 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #48615, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Shogun's Daughter take to read?

About 470 minutes of reading across 1129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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