The Latter-Day Prophet
The Latter-Day Prophet by George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon is available here as the complete text, split into 505 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Latter-Day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young People by George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56698.
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The Latter-Day Prophet
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
This edition of The Latter-Day Prophet by George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56698, divided into 29 chapters and 505 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 The Latter-Day Prophet is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #56698 and divided into 505 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Latter-Day Prophet by George Q. (George Quayle) Cannon, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #56698, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2521 sentences across 29 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.
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The Latter-Day Prophet is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Latter-Day Prophet as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 505 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 29 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Latter-Day Prophet?
Yes. All 2521 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56698 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Latter-Day Prophet is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #56698, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Latter-Day Prophet take to read?
About 210 minutes of reading across 505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Preface
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- Sending
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- Little
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- Author
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