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A Spirit in Prison

A Spirit in Prison by Robert Hichens is available here as the complete text, split into 3136 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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A Spirit in Prison by Robert Hichens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2994.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle

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This edition of A Spirit in Prison by Robert Hichens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2994, divided into 38 chapters and 3136 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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A Spirit in Prison is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting A Spirit in Prison as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 3136 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 38 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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Project Gutenberg eBook #2994, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3136 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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