When I Was Czar
When I Was Czar by Arthur W. Marchmont is available here as the complete text, split into 1403 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Prince Kalkov’s Proposition
- Chapter III The Emperor Starts
- Chapter IV When I Was Czar
- Chapter V A Czar Defied
- Chapter VI His Majesty a Prisoner
- Chapter VII “I Am Not the Czar”
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX Helga Speaks
- Chapter X Vastic
- Chapter XI Conviction at Last
- Chapter XII Helga’s Anger
- Chapter XIII The Attack
- Chapter XIV Concerning the Value of Hostages
- Chapter XV The Dangers Thicken
- Chapter XVI Helga’s Defeat
- Chapter XVII At the Gates of the Palace
- Chapter XVIII Prince Kalkov’s Welcome
- Chapter XIX Turning the Screw
- Chapter XX A Death Trap
- Chapter XXI At the Square of San Sophia
- Chapter XXII Flight
- Chapter XXIII At the Frontier
- Chapter XXIV The Fresh Campaign
- Chapter XXV The Luck Wavers
- Chapter XXVI I Win
- Chapter XXVII A Last Move
- Chapter XXVIII Love Will Have Its Way
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX The Prince Outwitted
- Chapter XXXI At the Eleventh Hour
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