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The Girl from Malta

The Girl from Malta by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 660 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Girl from Malta by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55311.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 28 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Girl from Malta

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  1. Chapter I 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Found Dead 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V A Day at "Gib." 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The End of the Voyage 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Counsel's Opinion 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Verschoyle V. Verschoyle and Macgregor 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Conference of Three 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI An Artistic Evening 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Missing Link 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Apple of Discord 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Marchese Matteo Vassalla 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Carmela Is Questioned 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Man Against Woman 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Woman Against Man 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Julian Roper Reports 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI At Marlow Regatta 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Testimony of the Dagger 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Look into the Past 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Guilty or Not Guilty 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Carmela Says "Yes." 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII A Scrap of Paper 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Girl from Malta by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55311, divided into 28 chapters and 660 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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Is this the complete text of The Girl from Malta?

Yes. All 3300 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55311 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Girl from Malta is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #55311, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Girl from Malta take to read?

About 275 minutes of reading across 660 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Girl from Malta

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Fergus
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Mystery
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Hansom
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Madame
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