Overview
About this book
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince by Evelyn Everett-Green is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Adventure stories; Twins -- Juvenile fiction; Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction. Linden organizes its 33 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #13183
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince is calibrated from 41,031 sampled words across 33 chapters: sentences average 25 words, 41.4% exceed 24 words and 4.2% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 25 words, with 18.2% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4.2% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 8.19 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Long-form project
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 28 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on voice, structure and recurring images
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
33 chapters
- 01Opening material21 min
- 02CHAPTER II. FATHER ANSELM.23 min
- 03CHAPTER III. THE UNKNOWN WORLD.21 min
- 04CHAPTER IV. THE MASTER OF THE HORSE.23 min
- 05CHAPTER V. THE KING AND THE PRINCE.20 min
- 06CHAPTER VI. THE PRINCE'S EXPLOIT.20 min
- 07CHAPTER VII. THE RECTOR'S HOUSE.21 min
- 08CHAPTER VIII. THE VISIT TO THE WOODMAN.22 min
- 09CHAPTER IX. JOAN VAVASOUR.23 min
- 10CHAPTER X. BASILDENE.21 min
- 11CHAPTER XI. A QUIET RETREAT.24 min
- 12CHAPTER XII. ON THE WAR PATH21 min
- 13CHAPTER XIII. WINNING HIS SPURS.19 min
- 14CHAPTER XIV. WINTER DAYS.21 min
- 15CHAPTER XV. THE DOUBLE SURRENDER.24 min
- 16CHAPTER XVI. IN THE OLD HOME.19 min
- 17CHAPTER XVII. THE BLACK DEATH21 min
- 18CHAPTER XVIII. WITH FATHER PAUL.21 min
- 19CHAPTER XIX. THE STRICKEN SORCERER.22 min
- 20CHAPTER XX. MINISTERING SPIRITS.21 min
- 21CHAPTER XXI. THE OLD, OLD STORY20 min
- 22CHAPTER XXII. THE BLACK VISOR.19 min
- 23CHAPTER XXIII. IN THE HANDS OF HIS FOE.22 min
- 24CHAPTER XXIV. GASTON'S QUEST.21 min
- 25CHAPTER XXV. THE FAIRY OF THE FOREST26 min
- 26CHAPTER XXVI. THE RESCUE OF RAYMOND.21 min
- 27CHAPTER XXVII. PETER SANGHURST'S WOOING.24 min
- 28CHAPTER XXVIII. GASTON'S SEARCH.20 min
- 29CHAPTER XXIX. THE FALL OF THE SANGHURST.24 min
- 30CHAPTER XXX. WITH THE PRINCE.[i]23 min
- 31CHAPTER XXXI. THE SURRENDER OF SAUT.24 min
- 32CHAPTER XXXII. ON THE FIELD OF POITIERS.16 min
- 33CHAPTER XXXIII. "AT LAST!"7 min




