Overview
About this book
Cecilia of the Pink Roses by Katharine Haviland-Taylor is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Boarding schools -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; Motherless families -- Fiction. Linden organizes its 22 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at A2–B1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #60099
English level
A2–B1 · First originals
Cecilia of the Pink Roses is calibrated from 39,713 sampled words across 22 chapters: sentences average 9 words, 3.3% exceed 24 words and 4% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the A2–B1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 9 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 9 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Follow the main action first and look up only words that block meaning
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
22 chapters
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER I10 min
- 03CHAPTER II6 min
- 04CHAPTER III8 min
- 05CHAPTER IV8 min
- 06CHAPTER V10 min
- 07CHAPTER VI16 min
- 08CHAPTER VII14 min
- 09CHAPTER VIII22 min
- 10CHAPTER IX21 min
- 11CHAPTER X7 min
- 12CHAPTER XI3 min
- 13CHAPTER XII6 min
- 14CHAPTER XIII11 min
- 15CHAPTER XIV11 min
- 16CHAPTER XV10 min
- 17CHAPTER XVI6 min
- 18CHAPTER XVII14 min
- 19CHAPTER XVIII2 min
- 20CHAPTER XIX8 min
- 21CHAPTER XX7 min
- 22CHAPTER XXI12 min




