Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V How the wise Mambres, formerly magician
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X How king Amasis wanted to give the White
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI Continuation of the adventures of John,
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
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