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Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis

by Richard Harding Davis

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Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Richard Harding Davis. Catalog subjects include Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Unknown year
Language
English
Editor
Charles Belmont Davis
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

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Extended sentences averaging 23.6 words, with 14.8% reaching 40 words or more

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Table of contents

24 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER II COLLEGE DAYS8 min
  2. 02A COMMENCEMENT IDYL2 min
  3. 03OUR STREET7 min
  4. 04CHAPTER III FIRST NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCES9 min
  5. 05CHAPTER IV NEW YORK14 min
  6. 06CHAPTER V FIRST TRAVEL ARTICLES22 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VI THE MEDITERRANEAN AND PARIS28 min
  8. 08ALFRED DE MUSSET EST MORT DANS CETTE MAISON8 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII FIRST PLAYS4 min
  10. 10TAKE ME BACK TO BROADWAY, WHERE THE ORCHIDS GROW WITH APOLOGIES TO THE WESTERN DIALECT POETS2 min
  11. 11A VOUS, JOHN DREW2 min
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA41 min
  13. 13CHAPTER IX MOSCOW, BUDAPEST, LONDON18 min
  14. 14CHAPTER X CAMPAIGNING IN CUBA AND GREECE21 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XI THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR2 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XII THE BOER WAR42 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII THE SPANISH AND ENGLISH CORONATIONS2 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR22 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XV MOUNT KISCO6 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XVI THE CONGO20 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XVII A LONDON WINTER7 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XVIII MILITARY MANOEUVRES15 min
  23. 23CHAPTER XIX VERA CRUZ AND THE GREAT WAR37 min
  24. 24CHAPTER XX THE LAST DAYS5 min
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