A Man for the Ages
A Man for the Ages by Irving Bacheller is available here as the complete text, split into 1438 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Irving Bacheller. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #17237.
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A Man for the Ages
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
- Chapter XXII Chapter 22
- Chapter XXIII Chapter 23
- Chapter XXIV Chapter 24
- Chapter XXV Chapter 25
This edition of A Man for the Ages by Irving Bacheller carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #17237, divided into 25 chapters and 1438 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of A Man for the Ages is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #17237 and divided into 1438 sections.
This page carries the whole of A Man for the Ages by Irving Bacheller, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #17237, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 7186 sentences across 25 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is A Man for the Ages divided for reading?
A Man for the Ages is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A Man for the Ages as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1438 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 25 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
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Every sentence of A Man for the Ages can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading A Man for the Ages
Common questions about reading A Man for the Ages by Irving Bacheller on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A Man for the Ages?
Yes. All 7186 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17237 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A Man for the Ages is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #17237, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A Man for the Ages take to read?
About 598 minutes of reading across 1438 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A Man for the Ages section by section
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Vocabulary met early in A Man for the Ages
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Man for the Ages, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Describes
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- Journey
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- Samson
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- Henry
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