Overview
About this book
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Chas. A. (Charles Alfred) Tyrrell. Catalog subjects include Enema; Hygiene; Health. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #3453
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs is calibrated from 36,708 sampled words across 73 chapters: sentences average 19.1 words, 33.5% exceed 24 words and 11.6% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 19.1 words, with 33.5% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
11.6% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 9 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on claims, evidence and changes in voice
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
73 chapters
- 01WARNINGS AND DISCLAIMERS2 min
- 02THE ROYAL ROAD TO HEALTH OR THE SECRET OF HEALTH WITHOUT DRUGS.2 min
- 03PREFACE2 min
- 04CONTENTS.3 min
- 05THE ROYAL ROAD TO HEALTH.28 min
- 06PART II.16 min
- 07PART III.25 min
- 08PART IV.19 min
- 09PART V.14 min
- 10PART VI.12 min
- 11PART VII.22 min
- 12GENERAL SUGGESTIONS.10 min
- 13PART VIII.2 min
- 14ANEMIA.2 min
- 15BLOOD POISONING.2 min
- 16CONSUMPTION.4 min
- 17ERYSIPELAS.2 min
- 18RHEUMATISM.2 min
- 19TYPHOID FEVER.2 min
- 20BILIOUS FEVER.2 min
- 21LA GRIPPE.2 min
- 22DYSENTERY.2 min
- 23DIARRHOEA2 min
- 24DISEASES OF THE NERVES.2 min
- 25THE MATTER OF FOOD2 min
- 26HEADACHE.2 min
- 27DROPSY.2 min
- 28APPENDICITIS.2 min
- 29DISEASES OF THE LIVER.2 min
- 30DISEASES OF THE SKIN.2 min
- 31DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.2 min
- 32ASIATIC CHOLERA.2 min
- 33CHOLERA MORBUS.2 min
- 34PERITONITIS2 min
- 35PNEUMONIA,2 min
- 36BRONCHITIS.2 min
- 37ASTHMA.2 min
- 38UTERINE DISPLACEMENT.2 min
- 39ANTEVERSION,2 min
- 40RETROVERSION2 min
- 41COMMON COLDS2 min
- 42PILES OR HEMORRHOIDS.2 min
- 43PARALYSIS OR PALSY.2 min
- 44EPILEPSY, OR FALLING SICKNESS,2 min
- 45GONORRHEA.2 min
- 46HERNIA OR RUPTURE2 min
- 47INEBRIETY2 min
- 48OBESITY.2 min
- 49LOST MANHOOD2 min
- 50DIABETES OR DIABETES MELLITUS2 min
- 51LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA2 min
- 52NURSING MOTHERS.2 min
- 53INFLAMMATION OF THE BREAST2 min
- 54SORE NIPPLES2 min
- 55MILK FEVER2 min
- 56PUERPERAL SWELLED LEG2 min
- 57FISTULA.2 min
- 58DISEASES OF CHILDREN.2 min
- 59CROUP.2 min
- 60SCARLET FEVER.2 min
- 61CHOLERA INFANTUM2 min
- 62DIPHTHERIA2 min
- 63TO PREVENT POCKMARKS.2 min
- 64MEASLES2 min
- 65WORMS IN THE INTESTINES.2 min
- 66INFANTILE CONVULSIONS OR FITS.2 min
- 67GALL STONES2 min
- 68MASSAGE, SHEET-PACKS, ETC.2 min
- 69THE STOMACH BATH.2 min
- 70THE TURKISH BATH.2 min
- 71THE WET SHEET-PACK.2 min
- 72CARE OF THE "CASCADE."2 min
- 73PART NINE.10 min





