Havoc
Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim is available here as the complete text, split into 1422 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2287.
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Havoc
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- Chapter I Crowned Heads Meet
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV The Night Train from Vienna
- Chapter V “Von Behrling Has the Packet”
- Chapter VI Von Behrling Is Tempted
- Chapter VII “We Play for Great Stakes”
- Chapter VIII The Hand of Misfortune
- Chapter IX Robbing the Dead
- Chapter X Bellamy Is Outwitted
- Chapter XI Von Behrling’s Fate
- Chapter XII Baron de Streuss’ Proposal
- Chapter XIII Stephen Laverick’s Conscience
- Chapter XIV Arthur Morrison’s Collapse
- Chapter XV LAVERICK’s PARTNER FLEES
- Chapter XVI The Waiter at the “Black Post”
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII The Lonely Chorus Girl
- Chapter XIX Mysterious Inquiries
- Chapter XX Laverick Is Cross-Examined
- Chapter XXI Mademoiselle Idiale’s Visit
- Chapter XXII Activity of Austrian Spies
- Chapter XXIII Laverick at the Opera
- Chapter XXIV A Supper Party at Luigi’s
- Chapter XXV Jim Shepherd’s Scare
- Chapter XXVI The Document Discovered
- Chapter XXVII Penetrating a Mystery
- Chapter XXVIII Laverick’s Narrow Escape
- Chapter XXIX Lassen’s Treachery Discovered
- Chapter XXX The Contest for the Papers
- Chapter XXXI Miss Leneveu’s Message
- Chapter XXXII Morrison Is Desperate
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV Morrison’s Disclosure
- Chapter XXXV Bellamy’s Success
- Chapter XXXVI Laverick Acquitted
- Chapter XXXVII The Plot That Failed
- Chapter XXXVIII A Farewell Appearance
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Yes. All 7107 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2287 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Havoc is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #2287, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Havoc take to read?
About 592 minutes of reading across 1422 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Havoc
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- Bellamy
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- Dorward
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- Journalist
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- Known
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