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The Great Diamond Hoax

The Great Diamond Hoax by Asbury Harpending is available here as the complete text, split into 562 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Asbury Harpending39 chapters

The great diamond hoax by Asbury Harpending. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #48834.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 39 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Great Diamond Hoax

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0 of 544 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

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

This edition of The Great Diamond Hoax by Asbury Harpending carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #48834, divided into 39 chapters and 562 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.

Where can I read The Great Diamond Hoax in full?

The complete text of The Great Diamond Hoax is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #48834 and divided into 562 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Great Diamond Hoax by Asbury Harpending, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #48834, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2808 sentences across 39 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 The Great Diamond Hoax divided for reading?

The Great Diamond Hoax is presented in 39 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Great Diamond Hoax as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 562 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 39 chapters.

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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Great Diamond Hoax can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Great Diamond Hoax can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading The Great Diamond Hoax

Common questions about reading The Great Diamond Hoax by Asbury Harpending on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Great Diamond Hoax?

Yes. All 2808 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #48834 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Great Diamond Hoax is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #48834, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Great Diamond Hoax take to read?

About 234 minutes of reading across 562 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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