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The Man with a Secret: A Novel

The Man with a Secret: A Novel by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 892 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Man with a Secret: A Novel by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55404.

39 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 39 chapters

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The Man with a Secret: A Novel

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  1. Chapter I An Unexpected Meeting 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II His Evil Genius 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Village Gossip 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Family Circle 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A Morning Walk 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Blind Organist 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII The Views of a Cynic 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Parable of the Sower 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Dick's Opinion 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Diplomacy of Basil Beaumont 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV A Fantastic Theorist 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Village Concert 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Anteros 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Fall of Man 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Jam, Jam Efficaci Do Manus Scientiae 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Phantasmagoria 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Dexterous Arrangement 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Una Makes a Confession 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Squire's Will 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Bitterness of Death 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX London 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Circe's Cup 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII A Word in Season 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Voice from the Past 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV A Ruined Life 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Mater Dolorosa 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Father and Son 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII Beaumont Plays His Last Card 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII A Woman's Heart 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX The Dawn of a New Life 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Project Gutenberg eBook #55404, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 371 minutes of reading across 892 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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