Complete original text
The Captives
by Hugh Walpole
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Can I read The Captives in English as a learner?
Yes — read The Captives by Hugh Walpole 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
- 29 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
When the Reverend Charles Cardinal suddenly collapses, his daughter Maggie must confront the mysteries that surround his death and the arrival of her troubled Uncle Mathew, revealing the fragile ties of family and faith in a quiet English village.
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Contents
29 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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