Overview
About this book
The Younger Sister: A Novel, Volumes 1-3 by Mrs. Hubback is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include England -- Fiction; Young women -- Fiction; Motherless families -- Fiction. Linden organizes its 43 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #54066
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Younger Sister: A Novel, Volumes 1-3 is calibrated from 39,640 sampled words across 43 chapters: sentences average 22.3 words, 37.1% exceed 24 words and 6.8% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 22.3 words, with 15.3% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
6.8% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.11 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Long-form project
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 35 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context
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
43 chapters
- 01Opening material19 min
- 02CHAPTER II.15 min
- 03CHAPTER III.16 min
- 04CHAPTER IV.22 min
- 05CHAPTER V.17 min
- 06CHAPTER VI.14 min
- 07CHAPTER VII.13 min
- 08CHAPTER VIII.35 min
- 09CHAPTER IX.17 min
- 10CHAPTER X.23 min
- 11CHAPTER XI.20 min
- 12CHAPTER I.40 min
- 13CHAPTER II. · Section 229 min
- 14CHAPTER III. · Section 225 min
- 15CHAPTER IV. · Section 210 min
- 16CHAPTER V. · Section 221 min
- 17CHAPTER VI. · Section 219 min
- 18CHAPTER VII. · Section 223 min
- 19CHAPTER VIII. · Section 239 min
- 20CHAPTER IX. · Section 212 min
- 21CHAPTER X. · Section 219 min
- 22CHAPTER XI. · Section 236 min
- 23CHAPTER XII.15 min
- 24CHAPTER XIII.21 min
- 25CHAPTER I. · Section 231 min
- 26CHAPTER II. · Section 322 min
- 27CHAPTER III. · Section 317 min
- 28CHAPTER IV. · Section 314 min
- 29CHAPTER V. · Section 310 min
- 30CHAPTER VI. · Section 335 min
- 31CHAPTER VII. · Section 334 min
- 32CHAPTER VIII. · Section 328 min
- 33CHAPTER IX. · Section 318 min
- 34CHAPTER X. · Section 319 min
- 35CHAPTER XI. · Section 315 min
- 36CHAPTER XII. · Section 217 min
- 37CHAPTER XIII. · Section 210 min
- 38CHAPTER XIV.14 min
- 39CHAPTER XV9 min
- 40CHAPTER XVI.21 min
- 41CHAPTER XVII.25 min
- 42CHAPTER XVIII.8 min
- 43CHAPTER XIX.10 min




