LibraryHow it worksFAQ
Sign inTry Studio
Cover of A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3) by M. E. Braddon

Complete original text

A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3)

by M. E. Braddon

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics18 chapters
Start your trialRead a free sample
Free sample, no signup·Tap any word to translate·Audio narration included

For learners

Can I read A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3) in English as a learner?

Yes — read A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3) by M. E. Braddon in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level
C1
Length
18 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

In a fading city near a grand cathedral, a weary young woman and her aging actor father grapple with dreams and harsh realities of the theatrical world, revealing the bitter struggles beneath the stage’s glittering facade.

What's inside

Contents

18 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01CHAPTER I. POOR PLAYERS. · Ch.1Free
02CHAPTER II. BEHIND THE SCENES.
03CHAPTER III. 'ÉVEILLONS LE PLAISIR, SON AURORE EST LA NUIT.'
04CHAPTER IV. 'LOVE'S A MIGHTY LORD.'
05CHAPTER V. 'IL NE FAUT PAS POUSSER AU BOUT LES MALHEUREUX.'
06CHAPTER VI. 'THERE IS NO LIFE ON EARTH BUT BEING IN LOVE.'
07CHAPTER VII. 'LET THE WORLD SLIP; WE SHALL NE'ER BE YOUNGER.'
08CHAPTER VIII. HAVE THE HIGH GODS ANYTHING LEFT TO GIVE?
09CHAPTER IX. 'OTHER SINS ONLY SPEAK; MURDER SHRIEKS OUT.'
10CHAPTER X. 'NOTHING COMES AMISS, SO MONEY COMES WITHAL.'
11CHAPTER XI. 'WHAT, THEN, YOU KNEW NOT THIS RED WORK INDEED?'
12CHAPTER XII. 'BRAVE SPIRITS ARE A BALSAM TO THEMSELVES.'

The reading experience

Every book comes with the tools

Tap to translate

Touch any word or phrase to see it in your language, instantly, without leaving the page.

Save & practise

Keep the words you want. They become flashcards built from your own reading.

Audio narration

Listen to clear, natural narration and read along to train your ear.

Progress tracking

Pick up exactly where you left off, on any device, and watch your streak grow.

Questions

About reading A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3)

You can read the sample chapter free, with no account. To read the full book — with tap-to-translate, audio narration and saved progress — start your trial at quiz.nikmas.studio.
It's the complete original text, exactly as M. E. Braddon wrote it — nothing rewritten or cut. The built-in translation, saved vocabulary and audio narration are what carry you through the original prose.

Keep going

More for C1 learners

Browse the library →
Cover of The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Level B2Mystery
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Deduction, fog and gaslight — the complete canon of the world's first consulting detective.
112 chapters·1887–1927
Cover of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
Level C2Classics
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
The classic poetry novel by William Shakespeare.
44 chapters·
Cover of Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Level B1Children's
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The classic historical novel by L.
38 chapters·
Cover of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Level B2Adventure
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Betrayed and imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes to engineer a decade-spanning revenge.
117 chapters·1844

Start today

Start reading A Strange World: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 3)

Read the sample chapter free, then start your trial to read the whole book — with translation, audio and saved progress.

Start your trialRead the free sample
Start your trialSample