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The Witch's Head

The Witch's Head by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete text, split into 1479 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard40 chapters

The Witch's Head by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65998.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

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The Witch's Head

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  1. Chapter I 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Reginald Cardus, Esq., Misanthrope 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Old Dum’s Ness 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Jeremy Falls in Love 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Ernest Is Indiscreet 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Garden Idyl 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Eva Finds Something 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX What Eva Found 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Deep Waters 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Good-Bye 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Ernest Gets into Trouble 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Madame’s Work 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV My Poor Eva 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The Locum Tenens 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Eva Takes a District 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Florence on Marriage 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Over the Water 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI A Homeric Combat 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Ernest’s Love-Letter 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII A Way of Escape 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Found Wanting 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Virgin Martyr 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Hans’s City of Rest 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Ernest Accepts a Commission 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Hans Prophesies Evil 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Isandhlwana 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Cliffs of Old England 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Ernest’s Evil Destiny 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Introspective 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV After Many Days 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Home Again 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Mad Atterleigh’s Last Ride 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Dorothy’s Triumph 10 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Witch's Head is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Witch's Head?

Yes. All 7392 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #65998 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Witch's Head is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #65998, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Witch's Head take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1479 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Meeson
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Allan
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Solomon
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Mines
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