Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery
Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery by Frank Bell is available here as the complete text, split into 758 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery by Frank Bell. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55693.
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Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II _A News Break_
- Chapter III _Covering the Fight_
- Chapter IV _Old Herm_
- Chapter V _Three Alarm Fire_
- Chapter VI _Rescue_
- Chapter VII _Darkroom Difficulties_
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX _A Cry for Help_
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI _Disaster at Sea_
- Chapter XII _A Daring Plan_
- Chapter XIII _Aboard the Belmonia_
- Chapter XIV _Through the Window_
- Chapter XV _Publicity Plus_
- Chapter XVI _The Basement Room_
- Chapter XVII _A Door Opens_
- Chapter XVIII _Suspicion_
- Chapter XIX _A Lost Key_
- Chapter XX _Out of the Past_
- Chapter XXI _Flash Investigates_
- Chapter XXII _A Camera Trap_
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV _A Shattered Alibi_
- Chapter XXV _Front Page Story_
This edition of Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery by Frank Bell carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55693, divided into 25 chapters and 758 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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Yes. All 3788 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55693 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #55693, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery take to read?
About 315 minutes of reading across 758 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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