A message from Mars
A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony is available here as the complete text, split into 508 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74852.
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A message from Mars
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This edition of A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74852, divided into 6 chapters and 508 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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The complete text of A message from Mars is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74852 and divided into 508 sections.
This page carries the whole of A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74852, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2536 sentences across 6 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 message from Mars divided for reading?
A message from Mars is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting A message from Mars as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 508 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 6 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of A message from Mars can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of A message from Mars 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 message from Mars
Common questions about reading A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of A message from Mars?
Yes. All 2536 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74852 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of A message from Mars is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74852, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does A message from Mars take to read?
About 211 minutes of reading across 508 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read A message from Mars section by section
How to work through A message from Mars section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in A message from Mars
Words and structures a reader meets early in A message from Mars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Minnie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A message from Mars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Inflict
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A message from Mars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Auntie
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A message from Mars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quite
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of A message from Mars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.