The Silver Bullet
The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 1846 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55511.
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The Silver Bullet
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II De Mortuis Nil Nisi Malum
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV At Beorminster
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI "The Changeling"
- Chapter VII A Nine Days' Wonder
- Chapter VIII A Curious Discovery
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X The Secret Writings
- Chapter XI Settling Down
- Chapter XII Second-Sight
- Chapter XIII The Wooing of Robin Joyce
- Chapter XIV The Confession of Bess
- Chapter XV Robin Joyce Explains Himself
- Chapter XVI Bess the Detective
- Chapter XVII Unexpected Evidence
- Chapter XVIII Part of the Truth
- Chapter XIX Don Manuel's Recollections
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI Another Mystery
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII The Unexpected Happens
- Chapter XXIV The Story of Frisco
- Chapter XXV Sidney Speaks Out
- Chapter XXVI The Truth
- Chapter XXVII A Final Surprise
This edition of The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55511, divided into 27 chapters and 1846 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 Silver Bullet is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55511 and divided into 1846 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55511, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9228 sentences across 27 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 Silver Bullet divided for reading?
The Silver Bullet is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Silver Bullet as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1846 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 27 chapters.
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Questions about reading The Silver Bullet
Common questions about reading The Silver Bullet by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Silver Bullet?
Yes. All 9228 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55511 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Silver Bullet is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55511, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Silver Bullet take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1846 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Silver Bullet section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Silver Bullet
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Silver Bullet, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
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- Norris
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- Street
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- Haymarket
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