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Allan Quatermain

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard is available here as the complete text, split into 835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard25 chapters

Allan Quatermain by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #711.

25 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 25 chapters

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Allan Quatermain

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  1. Chapter I 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II The Consul’s Yarn 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Black Hand 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Mission Station 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Alphonse and His Annette 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Umslopogaas Makes a Promise 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Night Wears On 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII A Slaughter Grim and Great 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Into the Unknown 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Rose of Fire 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Frowning City 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Sister Queens 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV About the Zu-Vendi People 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Flower Temple 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Sorais’ Song 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Before the Statue 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Storm Breaks 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Strange Wedding 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Battle of the Pass 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV I Have Spoken 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV By Another Hand 19 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Allan Quatermain?

Yes. All 4171 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #711 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Allan Quatermain is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #711, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Allan Quatermain take to read?

About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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