Overview
About this book
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia by Northcote Whitridge Thomas is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Ethnology -- Australia; Tribes; Aboriginal Australians -- Kinship. Linden organizes its 24 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #17404
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia is calibrated from 35,646 sampled words across 24 chapters: sentences average 20.2 words, 33.6% exceed 24 words and 10.9% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 20.2 words, with 33.6% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
10.9% 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 11 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on claims, evidence and changes in voice
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
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER I.2 min
- 03CHAPTER V.2 min
- 04CHAPTER IX.2 min
- 05CHAPTER XIV.2 min
- 0610. CURR, E.M., _The Australian Race._ 4 vols., London, 1886, 8^o and fol.2 min
- 0727. LAHONTAN, H. DE, _Voyages._ Amsterdam, 1705, 12^o.2 min
- 0839. MORGAN, Lewis H., _Ancient Society._ New York, 1877, 8^o.2 min
- 0950. ROTH, W.E., _Ethnological Studies._ Brisbane, 1898, 8^o.2 min
- 10CHAPTER I. · Section 217 min
- 11CHAPTER II.29 min
- 12CHAPTER III.18 min
- 13CHAPTER IV.15 min
- 14CHAPTER V. · Section 218 min
- 15CHAPTER VI.13 min
- 16CHAPTER VII.23 min
- 17CHAPTER VIII.11 min
- 18CHAPTER IX. · Section 213 min
- 19CHAPTER X.12 min
- 20CHAPTER XI.2 min
- 21I. Promiscuous Intercourse.14 min
- 22CHAPTER XII.13 min
- 23CHAPTER XIII.26 min
- 24CHAPTER XIV. · Section 237 min





