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The Tin Soldier

by Temple Bailey

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics34 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
34 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

In a rain-soaked city, a shabby old gentleman returns to a struggling toy shop, haunting the shelves with his longing for tin soldiers amid the shadows of war and fading childhood dreams. Secrets and sorrows stir beneath the shop’s fading charm.

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Contents

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

02ILLUSTRATIONS
03BOOK ONE
04CHAPTER I
05CHAPTER II
06CHAPTER III
07CHAPTER IV
08CHAPTER V
09CHAPTER VI
10CHAPTER VII
11CHAPTER VIII
12CHAPTER IX

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