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El Verdugo
by Honoré de Balzac
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Can I read El Verdugo in English as a learner?
Yes — read El Verdugo by Honoré de Balzac 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
- 1 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
Under a moonlit Spanish sky, a young French officer stationed at the chateau de Menda grapples with suspicion and forbidden desire amid political unrest, as secret signals and hidden threats ignite a tense night in a town on the brink of rebellion.
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Contents
1 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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