The Story of Alexander
The Story of Alexander by Robert Steele is available here as the complete text, split into 302 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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The Story of Alexander
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V How Alexander Gathered an Army Together: How He Built
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII Tells How Darius the Emperor Sent Presents To
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII How Alexander Married Roxana, the Daughter of The
- Chapter XIII How Alexander and His Men Passed the Night of Fear,
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV How the Brahmans Came to King Alexander and What He
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII How Alexander Slew Porus and Won Back the Wife Of
- Chapter XIX Tells How Alexander Defeated Gog and Magog, How He
- Chapter XX
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Project Gutenberg eBook #64991, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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