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Science Fiction · Fantasy · Fiction

The Blind Spot

by Austin Hall, Homer Eon Flint

A mysterious San Francisco house opens onto another dimension in an early speculative adventure.

10 hr estimatedA2–B1 Linden levelRead now availability26 chapters
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About this book

A disappearance in a San Francisco house leads investigators toward a threshold between worlds and a civilization governed by unfamiliar forces. The novel mixes occult mystery with early scientific speculation and period stereotypes.

First published
1921
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

A2–B1 · First originals

The Blind Spot is calibrated from 41,598 sampled words across 26 chapters: sentences average 8.7 words, 3.2% exceed 24 words and 4.9% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Mostly compact sentences averaging 8.7 words in the sampled text

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

4.9% 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 20 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Follow the main action first and look up only words that block meaning

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Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

26 chapters

  1. 01The Blind Spot · Part 119 min
  2. 02The Blind Spot · Part 219 min
  3. 03The Blind Spot · Part 319 min
  4. 04The Blind Spot · Part 419 min
  5. 05The Blind Spot · Part 519 min
  6. 06The Blind Spot · Part 619 min
  7. 07The Blind Spot · Part 720 min
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  12. 12The Blind Spot · Part 1218 min
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  25. 25The Blind Spot · Part 2518 min
  26. 26The Blind Spot · Part 2615 min
Portrait of Austin Hall

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Austin Hall

An American writer of speculative adventure whose collaborations and magazine fiction joined occult mystery to early science-fiction ideas.

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Portrait of Homer Eon Flint

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Homer Eon Flint

An American early science-fiction writer whose planetary and dimensional adventures combined scientific speculation with social thought.

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