Mystery at Geneva
Mystery at Geneva by Rose Macaulay is available here as the complete text, split into 571 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Rose Macaulay. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #30647.
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Mystery at Geneva
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This edition of Mystery at Geneva by Rose Macaulay carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #30647, divided into 7 chapters and 571 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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The complete text of Mystery at Geneva is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #30647 and divided into 571 sections.
This page carries the whole of Mystery at Geneva by Rose Macaulay, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #30647, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2852 sentences across 7 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Mystery at Geneva divided for reading?
Mystery at Geneva is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Mystery at Geneva as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 571 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Mystery at Geneva?
Yes. All 2852 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #30647 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Mystery at Geneva is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #30647, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Mystery at Geneva take to read?
About 237 minutes of reading across 571 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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