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The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier

by Stephen Leacock

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The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Stephen Leacock. Catalog subjects include Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557; New France -- Discovery and exploration; America -- Discovery and exploration -- French. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Editor
H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton; George McKinnon Wrong
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier is calibrated from 21,580 sampled words across 10 chapters: sentences average 22 words, 35.4% exceed 24 words and 6.4% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 22 words, with 10.1% reaching 40 words or more

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6.4% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Table of contents

10 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER II THE FIRST VOYAGE—NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR12 min
  2. 02CHAPTER III THE FIRST VOYAGE—THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE15 min
  3. 03CHAPTER IV THE SECOND VOYAGE—THE ST LAWRENCE11 min
  4. 04CHAPTER V THE SECOND VOYAGE—STADACONA13 min
  5. 05CHAPTER VI THE SECOND VOYAGE—HOCHELAGA11 min
  6. 06CHAPTER VII THE SECOND VOYAGE—WINTER AT STADACONA13 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VIII THE THIRD VOYAGE11 min
  8. 08CHAPTER IX THE CLOSE OF CARTIER'S CAREER8 min
  9. 09ITINERARY OF CARTIER'S VOYAGES5 min
  10. 10BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE2 min
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