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The Great Taboo

by Grant Allen

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventure33 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
33 chapters
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About this book

Amidst a turbulent Pacific voyage, Felix Thurstan plunges into dark waters to save Muriel Ellis, a timid rector's daughter clinging for life. As danger looms, their unexpected bond deepens against the vast, unforgiving sea.

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Contents

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

02CHAPTER I. — IN MID PACIFIC.
03CHAPTER II. — THE TEMPLE OF THE DEITY.
04CHAPTER III. — LAND; BUT WHAT LAND?
05CHAPTER IV. — THE GUESTS OF HEAVEN.
06CHAPTER V. — ENROLLED IN OLYMPUS.
07CHAPTER VI. — FIRST DAYS IN BOUPARI.
08CHAPTER VII. — INTERCHANGE OF CIVILITIES.
09CHAPTER VIII. — THE CUSTOMS OF BOUPARI.
10CHAPTER IX. — SOWING THE WIND.
11CHAPTER X. — REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
12CHAPTER XI. — AFTER THE STORM.

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