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Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade

Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 804 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford25 chapters

Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6350.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade

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  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Chapter 16 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Chapter 17 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Chapter 18 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Chapter 19 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Chapter 20 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Chapter 21 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Chapter 22 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Chapter 23 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Chapter 24 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Chapter 25 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Via Crucis: A Romance of the Second Crusade?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #6350, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 334 minutes of reading across 804 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Setting
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Lord's
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Grace
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