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The dark eyes of London

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The dark eyes of London by Edgar Wallace. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #75589.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
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US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

Academic course · 40 chapters

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  1. Chapter I 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Sir John Hason 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Secretary 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Flash Fred Sees a Client 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Will 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Telegram from Calgary 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Memorial Stone 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Man Who Lost a Finger 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Burglars at the Yard 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Todd’s Home 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Fight in the Dark 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Insurance Money 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI At the Pawnbroker’s 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII In Flash Fred’s Flat 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Woman Who Drew the Insurance Money 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Man Who Was Deaf 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII What Happened to Diana 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Back Again 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV “John Dearborn Is Not Blind” 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Flash Fred’s Story 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII In the Tubular Room 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Fred Lends His Keys 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Lew 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Larry Inspects a House 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Death Room 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Heiress 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV The End of Jake 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Get-Away 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI A Letter from Larry 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Diana Pulls a Lever 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The Passing of David 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Three Cigarettes 28 readings five lines each Open chapter

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