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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete text, split into 878 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge25 chapters

The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #3139.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
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The Dove in the Eagle's Nest

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  1. Chapter I Master Gottfried’s Workshop 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Eyrie 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Flotsam and Jetsam of the Debateable Ford 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Snow-Wreaths When ’Tis Thaw 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Young Freiherr 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Blessed Friedmund’s Wake 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Schneiderlein’s Return 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Passing the Oubliette 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Eaglets 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Eagle’s Prey 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Back to the Dovecote 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Eaglets in the City 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Double-Headed Eagle 61 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Rival Eyrie 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Eagle and the Snake 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Bridging the Ford 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Friedmund in the Clouds 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Fight at the Ford 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Ritter Theurdank 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Peace 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Altar of Peace 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Old Iron and New Steel 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Star and the Spark 33 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #3139, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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