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Squire Phin

by Holman Day

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics26 chapters
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26 chapters
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About this book

In the sleepy village of Palermo, a parade of eccentric locals and a city visitor stir quiet summer days, weaving a tapestry of rural life marked by small-town quirks, simmering tensions, and the slow unfolding of human stories beneath the August sun.

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26 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01By Holman Day · Ch.1Free
02CHAPTER I—“HARD-TIMES” WHARFF COCKS HIS NOSE TO SNIFF TROUBLE
03CHAPTER II—“HIME” LOOK’S HOMECOMING WITH AN ELEPHANT
04CHAPTER III—FROM THE MOUTH OF MARRINER AMAZEEN
05CHAPTER IV—SQUIRE PHIN FINDS HYMEN’S TORCH BURNING HIS FINGERS
06CHAPTER V—HIRAM LOOK MEETS KLEBER WILLARD BRIEFLY AND BRISKLY
07CHAPTER VI—SQUIRE PHIN HAS A WORD OF BUSINESS WITH KING BRADISH
08CHAPTER VII—THE BUSINESS OF HUMAN HEARTS
09CHAPTER VIII—SQUIRE PHIN ACTS AS PEACEMAKER
10CHAPTER IX—SUMNER BADGER MAKES A WILL AND, UNWITTINGLY, A DISCLOSURE
11CHAPTER X—HIRAM LOOK PULLS IN SIMON PEAK FROM THE FLOTSAM OF LIFE
12CHAPTER XI—THE COMBINATION THAT PROVED TOO MUCH

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