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Essays · Fiction

The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays

by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt

Read the complete The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt in 25 sections, with a B1–B2 English level estimate.

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About this book

The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include African Americans -- Fiction; Race relations -- Fiction; Racism -- Fiction. Linden organizes its 25 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B1–B2.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays is calibrated from 40,278 sampled words across 25 chapters: sentences average 18.8 words, 26.5% exceed 24 words and 6% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Medium-length sentences averaging 18.8 words, with 26.5% extending beyond 24 words

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

6% 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 15 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Begin with chapter one

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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.

Table of contents

25 chapters

  1. 01Opening material2 min
  2. 02I6 min
  3. 03II9 min
  4. 04III6 min
  5. 05I · Section 29 min
  6. 06II · Section 253 min
  7. 07I · Section 39 min
  8. 08II · Section 38 min
  9. 09III · Section 217 min
  10. 10I · Section 48 min
  11. 11II · Section 48 min
  12. 12III · Section 316 min
  13. 13I · Section 55 min
  14. 14II · Section 58 min
  15. 15III · Section 410 min
  16. 16IV7 min
  17. 17I · Section 622 min
  18. 18II · Section 616 min
  19. 19III · Section 515 min
  20. 20IV · Section 225 min
  21. 21I · Section 75 min
  22. 22II · Section 710 min
  23. 23III · Section 65 min
  24. 24IV · Part 146 min
  25. 25IV · Part 245 min
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Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt

Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt: American novelist, short story writer, essayist, activist (1858–1932).

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