Bars and Shadows
Bars and Shadows by Ralph Chaplin is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 85 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems of Ralph Chaplin by Ralph Chaplin. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #6136.
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Bars and Shadows
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This edition of Bars and Shadows by Ralph Chaplin carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #6136, divided into 1 chapters and 85 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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Bars and Shadows is presented in 1 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bars and Shadows as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 85 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 1 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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Questions about reading Bars and Shadows
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Is this the complete text of Bars and Shadows?
Yes. All 422 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6136 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bars and Shadows is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #6136, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bars and Shadows take to read?
About 35 minutes of reading across 85 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Bars and Shadows section by section
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Vocabulary met early in Bars and Shadows
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bars and Shadows, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Introduction
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- Scott
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- Nearing
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- Ralph
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