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Frank Hunter's Peril

Frank Hunter's Peril by Horatio, Jr. Alger is available here as the complete text, split into 857 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Horatio, Jr. Alger38 chapters

Frank Hunter's Peril by Horatio, Jr. Alger. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56602.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 38 chapters

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Frank Hunter's Peril

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  1. Chapter I 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Frank Hunter's Peril?

Yes. All 4285 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56602 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Frank Hunter's Peril is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56602, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Frank Hunter's Peril take to read?

About 357 minutes of reading across 857 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Horatio
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Alger
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Author
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Ragged
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