A Book of Burlesque
A Book of Burlesque by William Davenport Adams is available here as the complete text, split into 588 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Book of Burlesque: Sketches of English Stage Travestie and Parody by William Davenport Adams. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #47150.
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A Book of Burlesque
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This edition of A Book of Burlesque by William Davenport Adams carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #47150, divided into 7 chapters and 588 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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A Book of Burlesque is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Book of Burlesque as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 588 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 7 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of A Book of Burlesque?
Yes. All 2939 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #47150 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #47150, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Book of Burlesque take to read?
About 244 minutes of reading across 588 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in A Book of Burlesque
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Book of Burlesque, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Whitefriars
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Book of Burlesque; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Library
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Book of Burlesque; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Humour
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- Edited
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