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About this book
The Mormon Menace: The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by John Doyle Lee and Alfred Henry Lewis is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877; Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- 19th century; Latter Day Saints -- Biography. Linden organizes its 27 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B1–B2.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #23519
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
The Mormon Menace: The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite is calibrated from 40,768 sampled words across 27 chapters: sentences average 20.8 words, 29.8% exceed 24 words and 5.4% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 20.8 words, with 29.8% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
5.4% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.45 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 19 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
27 chapters
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER III - LEE BECOMES A MORMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 min
- 03CHAPTER X - LEE CASTS OUT DEVILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732 min
- 04CHAPTER XVII - LEE IS TREATED BADLY BY THE BRETHREN. . . . .11921 min
- 05CHAPTER I - THE STORMY YOUTH OF LEE9 min
- 06CHAPTER II - LEE BEGINS A CAREER9 min
- 07CHAPTER III - LEE BECOMES A MORMON26 min
- 08CHAPTER IV - THE SAINTS BESET WITH TROUBLES19 min
- 09CHAPTER V - THE MORMON WAR22 min
- 10CHAPTER VI - LEE LOCATES THE GARDEN OF EDEN21 min
- 11CHAPTER VII - THE SAINTS GATHER AT NAUVOO24 min
- 12CHAPTER VIII - LEE AS A MISSIONARY18 min
- 13CHAPTER IX - MORMONISM AND ITS ORIGIN16 min
- 14CHAPTER X - LEE CASTS OUT DEVILS11 min
- 15CHAPTER XI - HOT FOR LEE IN TENNESSEE22 min
- 16CHAPTER XII - OF PECULIAR INTEREST IN NAUVOO19 min
- 17CHAPTER XIII - DEATH OF JOSEPH SMITH17 min
- 18CHAPTER XIV - THE DOCTRINE OF SEALING13 min
- 19CHAPTER XV - THE SAINTS TURN WESTWARD16 min
- 20CHAPTER XVI - LEE GOES TO SANTA FE26 min
- 21CHAPTER XVII - LEE IS TREATED BADLY BY THE BRETHREN30 min
- 22CHAPTER XVIII - THE DANITE AND HIS DUTY27 min
- 23CHAPTER XIX - THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS19 min
- 24CHAPTER XX - THE MUSTER OF THE DANITES11 min
- 25CHAPTER XXI - THE BLOOD FEAST OF THE DANITES17 min
- 26CHAPTER XXII - THE DANITE CHIEF REPORTS TO BRIGHAM10 min
- 27CHAPTER XXIII - LEE NEARS THE END34 min
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John Doyle Lee
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