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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer is available here as the complete text, split into 811 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1183.

33 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 33 chapters

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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu

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  1. Chapter I A Midnight Summons 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Eltham Vanishes 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Wire Jacket 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Cry of a Nighthawk 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Net 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Under the Elms 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Enter Mr. Abel Slattin 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Dr. Fu-Manchu Strikes 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX The Climber 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Climber Returns 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The White Peacock 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Dark Eyes Looked into Mine 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Sacred Order 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Bewitchment 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Questing Hands 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII One Day in Rangoon 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Silver Buddha 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Dr. Fu-Manchu’s Laboratory 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Cross Bar 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Cragmire Tower 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII The Mulatto 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Cry on the Moor 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Story of the Gables 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV The Bells 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Fiery Hand 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Night of the Raid 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The Samurai’s Sword 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Six Gates 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Call of the East 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Tragedy 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Mummy 27 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu is presented in 33 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu?

Yes. All 4055 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1183 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #1183, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu take to read?

About 337 minutes of reading across 811 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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