Overview
About this book
The fire of Asshurbanipal by Robert E. Howard is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Horror tales; Adventure stories; Extinct cities -- Fiction. Linden organizes its 1 reading section 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 #71085
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The fire of Asshurbanipal is calibrated from 9,472 sampled words across 1 chapters: sentences average 17.9 words, 24.6% exceed 24 words and 4.6% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 17.9 words, with 24.6% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4.6% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.37 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
One sitting
A complete one-sitting route is realistic. About 2 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 · medium confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
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