Overview
About this book
The Lost Middy: Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap 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; Adventure stories; Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Linden organizes its 15 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 #21318
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Lost Middy: Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap is calibrated from 41,600 sampled words across 15 chapters: sentences average 15.4 words, 17.8% exceed 24 words and 3% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 15.4 words, with 17.8% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
3% 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 17 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
15 chapters
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER ONE.12 min
- 03CHAPTER TWO.17 min
- 04CHAPTER THREE.7 min
- 05CHAPTER FOUR.16 min
- 06CHAPTER FIVE.14 min
- 07CHAPTER SIX.9 min
- 08CHAPTER SEVEN.13 min
- 09CHAPTER EIGHT.33 min
- 10CHAPTER NINE.12 min
- 11CHAPTER TEN. · Part 156 min
- 12CHAPTER TEN. · Part 255 min
- 13CHAPTER TEN. · Part 355 min
- 14CHAPTER TEN. · Part 456 min
- 15CHAPTER TEN. · Part 556 min





