The old house in the city

Name: The old house in the city
Author: Agnes Giberne

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Yes — read The old house in the city by Agnes Giberne 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: 28 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

In a forgotten London mansion turned crowded tenement, a small, ragged child hides in the shadows, surrounded by hardship and despair. Amidst squalor and struggle, the echoes of past grandeur linger as a story of survival and hope begins to unfold.

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