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A Vendetta of the Hills

A Vendetta of the Hills by Willis George Emerson is available here as the complete text, split into 1002 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Willis George Emerson40 chapters

A Vendetta of the Hills by Willis George Emerson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52289.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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A Vendetta of the Hills

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Charmed Lives 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Feminine Attractions 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Back to the Soil 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V At La Siesta 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Quarrel 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Old Bandit Days 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Letter from San Quentin 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Tia Teresa 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Home of the Recluse 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Rejected Suitor 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Accused 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Entanglements 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Behind the Bars 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Pierre Luzon Returns 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Bitter Bit 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Elusive Riches 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Jail Delivery 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX In the Cavern 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Debt of Honor 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Underqround Wonders 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Unexpected Visitor 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII In a Tight Corner 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Love and Revenge 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV A Date is Fixed 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Among the Old Oaks 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Prize Winner 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Rendezvous 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Don Manuel Appears 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Shadows of the Past 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Old Friends 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Heart Searchings 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII At Comanche Point 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Outwitted 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Dawn of Comprehension 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Exit Leach Sharkey 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII The Fight on the Cliff 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Revelation 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Beneath the Precipice 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Wedding Bells 5 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #52289, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 417 minutes of reading across 1002 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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