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Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina by Leo, graf Tolstoy is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 3991 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Anna Karenina by Leo, graf Tolstoy. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1399.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 40 chapters

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This edition of Anna Karenina by Leo, graf Tolstoy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1399, divided into 40 chapters and 3991 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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Anna Karenina is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Anna Karenina as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 3991 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 40 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 #1399, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Anna Karenina take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3991 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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