An Artist in Crime
An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui is available here as the complete text, split into 1004 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #31915.
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An Artist in Crime
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
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Is this the complete text of An Artist in Crime?
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Which edition of An Artist in Crime is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #31915, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does An Artist in Crime take to read?
About 418 minutes of reading across 1004 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Stationers'
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