A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance
A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1428 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #41071, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 594 minutes of reading across 1428 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Cheaper
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- Edition
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- London
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- William
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