The Gentleman Who Vanished
The Gentleman Who Vanished by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 250 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55417.
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Recluse
- Chapter III The Dissection Of A Soul
- Chapter IV A Curious Transformation
- Chapter V New Wine In An Old Bottle
- Chapter VI The Tortures Of Hell
- Chapter VII The Woman He Loved
- Chapter VIII The Man She Hated
- Chapter IX The Philosophy Of Mr. Dentham
- Chapter X Teddy Rudall's Ideas
- Chapter XI A Modern Judas
- Chapter XII A Perilous Situation
- Chapter XIII A Startling Discovery
- Chapter XIV Dentham Makes Terms
- Chapter XV Resurgam
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- Gentleman
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