Overview
About this book
Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Friendship -- Juvenile fiction; Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction. Linden organizes its 18 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B1–B2.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #23382
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is calibrated from 40,969 sampled words across 18 chapters: sentences average 13.4 words, 15.6% exceed 24 words and 3.1% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 13.4 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
3.1% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Long-form project
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 25 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
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
18 chapters
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER ONE.11 min
- 03CHAPTER TWO.14 min
- 04CHAPTER THREE.9 min
- 05CHAPTER FOUR.16 min
- 06CHAPTER FIVE.27 min
- 07CHAPTER SIX.18 min
- 08CHAPTER SEVEN.17 min
- 09CHAPTER EIGHT.15 min
- 10CHAPTER NINE.8 min
- 11CHAPTER TEN. · Part 160 min
- 12CHAPTER TEN. · Part 260 min
- 13CHAPTER TEN. · Part 359 min
- 14CHAPTER TEN. · Part 459 min
- 15CHAPTER TEN. · Part 560 min
- 16CHAPTER TEN. · Part 660 min
- 17CHAPTER TEN. · Part 760 min
- 18CHAPTER TEN. · Part 859 min





