A Modern Telemachus
A Modern Telemachus by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete text, split into 414 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Modern Telemachus by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4271.
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A Modern Telemachus
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- Chapter I Companions of the Voyage
- Chapter II A Jacobite Waif
- Chapter III On the Rhone
- Chapter IV Wrecked
- Chapter V Captivity
- Chapter VI A Moorish Village
- Chapter VII Master and Slave
- Chapter VIII The Search
- Chapter IX Escape
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI The Pirate City
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII Chryseis and Briseis
- Chapter XIV Welcome
This edition of A Modern Telemachus by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4271, divided into 14 chapters and 414 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 A Modern Telemachus?
Yes. All 2068 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4271 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Modern Telemachus is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #4271, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Modern Telemachus take to read?
About 172 minutes of reading across 414 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Mention
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- Thereto
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- Touching
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- Loved
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