The Nine-Tenths

Name: The Nine-Tenths
Author: James Oppenheim

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Can I read The Nine-Tenths in English as a learner?

Yes — read The Nine-Tenths by James Oppenheim in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is B2. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: B2
Length: 23 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In a bustling printery alive with the clatter of presses and the laughter of young factory girls, Joe Blaine finds a fierce sense of belonging amid the smoke and machinery. But beneath the hum of everyday life, a deeper struggle is about to unfold in this gritty industrial world.

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