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With Fire and Sword

With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz is available here as the complete text, split into 3615 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37027.

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

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With Fire and Sword

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  1. Chapter I 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 149 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 156 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 137 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 178 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 118 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 131 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 161 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 144 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 250 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 155 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL 167 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of With Fire and Sword?

Yes. All 18072 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37027 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of With Fire and Sword is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37027, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does With Fire and Sword take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3615 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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