Ten Years Later
Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas is available here as the complete text, split into 3210 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1258.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Ten Years Later
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 3195 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Letter
- Chapter III Father and Son
- Chapter IV Parry
- Chapter V The Arithmetic of M. de Mazarin
- Chapter VI Mary de Mancini
- Chapter VII “Remember!”
- Chapter VIII What D’Artagnan went to Paris for
- Chapter IX D’Artagnan travels for the House of Planchet and Company
- Chapter X The March
- Chapter XI Smuggling
- Chapter XII Monk reveals himself
- Chapter XIII Of the Embarrassment of Riches
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV An Affair of State
- Chapter XVI Guenaud
- Chapter XVII The Donation
- Chapter XVIII Agony
- Chapter XIX A Passion
- Chapter XX The Houses of M. Fouquet
- Chapter XXI The Gallery of Saint-Mande
- Chapter XXII Plan of Battle
- Chapter XXIII How M. d’Eymeris’s Diamond passed into the Hands of M. D’Artagnan
- Chapter XXIV The Journey
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI The Grandeur of the Bishop of Vannes
- Chapter XXVII In which Monsieur Fouquet acts
- Chapter XXVIII In which we at length see the true Heroine of this History appear
- Chapter XXIX The Courtyard of the Hotel Grammont
- Chapter XXX At Sea
- Chapter XXXI From Havre to Paris
- Chapter XXXII The Consent of Athos
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV Baisemeaux de Montlezun
- Chapter XXXV The Breakfast at Monsieur de Baisemeaux’s
- Chapter XXXVI Madame de Belliere’s Plate
This edition of Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1258, divided into 36 chapters and 3210 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.
Where can I read Ten Years Later in full?
The complete text of Ten Years Later is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1258 and divided into 3210 sections.
This page carries the whole of Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1258, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 16047 sentences across 36 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Ten Years Later divided for reading?
Ten Years Later is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Ten Years Later as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 3210 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 sections are gathered into 36 chapters.
Can I hear Ten Years Later read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Ten Years Later can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Ten Years Later can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Ten Years Later
Common questions about reading Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Ten Years Later?
Yes. All 16047 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1258 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Ten Years Later is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1258, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Ten Years Later take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 3210 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Ten Years Later section by section
How to work through Ten Years Later section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 36 chapters of Ten Years Later to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Ten Years Later
Words and structures a reader meets early in Ten Years Later, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Chapter
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ten Years Later; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Artagnan
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ten Years Later; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Became
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ten Years Later; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Acquainted
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Ten Years Later; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.