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William Shakespeare as He Lived

William Shakespeare as He Lived by Henry Curling is available here as the complete text, split into 1363 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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William Shakespeare as He Lived: An Historical Tale by Henry Curling. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #34796.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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William Shakespeare as He Lived

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  1. Chapter I 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 41 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #34796, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Lived
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Historical
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Author
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England
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