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Daddy Jake the Runaway, and Short Stories Told after Dark

by Joel Chandler Harris

Read the complete Daddy Jake the Runaway, and Short Stories Told after Dark by Joel Chandler Harris in 5 sections, with a B2–C1 English level estimate.

3 hr estimatedB1–B2 Linden levelRead now availability5 chapters
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About this book

Daddy Jake the Runaway, and Short Stories Told after Dark by Joel Chandler Harris is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Animals -- Juvenile fiction; Children's stories; Plantation life -- Juvenile fiction. Linden organizes its 5 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

Daddy Jake the Runaway, and Short Stories Told after Dark is calibrated from 35,829 sampled words across 5 chapters: sentences average 18.6 words, 26.8% exceed 24 words and 2.1% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Medium-length sentences averaging 18.6 words, with 26.8% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

2.1% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Short commitment

A few long sections make advance stopping points useful. About 7 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

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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.

Table of contents

5 chapters

  1. 01Opening material2 min
  2. 02CHAPTER I20 min
  3. 03CHAPTER II17 min
  4. 04CHAPTER III · Part 161 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III · Part 261 min
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Joel Chandler Harris is represented in Linden by 8 complete, source-verified public-domain works. The profile retains the author identity and recorded life dates from the official edition metadata.

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