Overview
About this book
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.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Editor
- Charles Belmont Davis
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #405
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis is calibrated from 42,616 sampled words across 24 chapters: sentences average 23.6 words, 39% exceed 24 words and 4.3% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 23.6 words, with 14.8% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4.3% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 14 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
24 chapters
- 01CHAPTER II COLLEGE DAYS8 min
- 02A COMMENCEMENT IDYL2 min
- 03OUR STREET7 min
- 04CHAPTER III FIRST NEWSPAPER EXPERIENCES9 min
- 05CHAPTER IV NEW YORK14 min
- 06CHAPTER V FIRST TRAVEL ARTICLES22 min
- 07CHAPTER VI THE MEDITERRANEAN AND PARIS28 min
- 08ALFRED DE MUSSET EST MORT DANS CETTE MAISON8 min
- 09CHAPTER VII FIRST PLAYS4 min
- 10TAKE ME BACK TO BROADWAY, WHERE THE ORCHIDS GROW WITH APOLOGIES TO THE WESTERN DIALECT POETS2 min
- 11A VOUS, JOHN DREW2 min
- 12CHAPTER VIII CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA41 min
- 13CHAPTER IX MOSCOW, BUDAPEST, LONDON18 min
- 14CHAPTER X CAMPAIGNING IN CUBA AND GREECE21 min
- 15CHAPTER XI THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR2 min
- 16CHAPTER XII THE BOER WAR42 min
- 17CHAPTER XIII THE SPANISH AND ENGLISH CORONATIONS2 min
- 18CHAPTER XIV THE JAPANESE-RUSSIAN WAR22 min
- 19CHAPTER XV MOUNT KISCO6 min
- 20CHAPTER XVI THE CONGO20 min
- 21CHAPTER XVII A LONDON WINTER7 min
- 22CHAPTER XVIII MILITARY MANOEUVRES15 min
- 23CHAPTER XIX VERA CRUZ AND THE GREAT WAR37 min
- 24CHAPTER XX THE LAST DAYS5 min





