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The Sign of the Spider
by Bertram Mitford
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Can I read The Sign of the Spider in English as a learner?
Yes — read The Sign of the Spider by Bertram Mitford in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.
- CEFR level
- C1
- Length
- 33 chapters
- Format
- The complete book
About this book
About this book
A disillusioned man, trapped in a grim life and a bitter marriage, decides to gamble everything on the Johannesburg gold rush, seeking a desperate chance to escape his squalid existence and reclaim his future.
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Contents
33 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.
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