The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain is available here as the complete text, split into 643 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Prince Edward VI and street beggar Tom Canty trade clothes in play, only to be cast into each other's worlds.
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The Prince and the Pauper
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
This edition of The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1837, divided into 33 chapters and 643 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The Prince and the Pauper is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Prince and the Pauper as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 643 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 33 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Is this the complete text of The Prince and the Pauper?
Yes. All 3213 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1837 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #1837, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Prince and the Pauper take to read?
About 267 minutes of reading across 643 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Ancient
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- London
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- Certain
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- Autumn
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