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An Essay on Man

An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope is available here as the complete text, split into 387 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2428.

15 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 15 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

An Essay on Man

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0 of 380 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Chapter 1 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Chapter 2 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Chapter 3 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Chapter 4 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Chapter 5 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Chapter 6 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Chapter 7 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Chapter 8 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Chapter 9 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Chapter 10 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Chapter 11 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Chapter 12 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Chapter 13 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Chapter 14 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Chapter 15 33 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2428, divided into 15 chapters and 387 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.

Where can I read An Essay on Man in full?

The complete text of An Essay on Man is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2428 and divided into 387 sections.

This page carries the whole of An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2428, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1932 sentences across 15 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 An Essay on Man divided for reading?

An Essay on Man is presented in 15 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting An Essay on Man as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 387 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 15 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.

Can I hear An Essay on Man read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of An Essay on Man can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of An Essay on Man 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 An Essay on Man

Common questions about reading An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of An Essay on Man?

Yes. All 1932 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2428 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of An Essay on Man is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2428, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does An Essay on Man take to read?

About 161 minutes of reading across 387 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read An Essay on Man section by section

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Vocabulary met early in An Essay on Man

Words and structures a reader meets early in An Essay on Man, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Alexander
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Cassell
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Company
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Limited
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