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The Twickenham Peerage

The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh is available here as the complete text, split into 1592 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40452.

34 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 34 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Twickenham Peerage

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  1. Chapter I 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 6 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Twickenham Peerage by Richard Marsh carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #40452, divided into 34 chapters and 1592 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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Is this the complete text of The Twickenham Peerage?

Yes. All 7956 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40452 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Twickenham Peerage is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40452, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Twickenham Peerage take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1592 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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