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The golden pool

by R. Austin Freeman

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventure31 chapters
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Length
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About this book

A lost match-box leads a young sea lover into a web of strange rumors, secret relics, and perilous adventures across Africa. As he navigates hostile lands and hidden dangers, every trivial twist changes the course of his life forever.

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Contents

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

02CHAPTER I. IN WHICH I MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF CAPTAIN BITHERY.
03CHAPTER II. IN WHICH I SET OUT FOR AFRICA.
04CHAPTER III. I HEAR STRANGE STORIES AND VAGUE RUMOURS.
05CHAPTER IV. I VISIT A GRAVEYARD AND MEET A BLIND MAN.
06CHAPTER V. I ENCOUNTER A CURIOUS RELIC.
07CHAPTER VI. THE JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN BARNABAS HOGG.
08CHAPTER VII. I FORM AN ABSURD RESOLUTION.
09CHAPTER VIII. I MAKE A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
10CHAPTER IX. I BID FAREWELL TO MY FRIENDS.
11CHAPTER X. I TAKE TO THE ROAD.
12CHAPTER XI. I FIND MYSELF AMONG ENEMIES.

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