Bibliomania
Bibliomania by Thomas Frognall Dibdin is available here as the complete text, split into 2989 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bibliomania by Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #28540.
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Bibliomania
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
This edition of Bibliomania by Thomas Frognall Dibdin carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #28540, divided into 18 chapters and 2989 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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Rather than presenting Bibliomania as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2989 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 18 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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Is this the complete text of Bibliomania?
Yes. All 14941 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28540 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bibliomania is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #28540, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bibliomania take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2989 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Bibliomania
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- Thomas
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- Frognall
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- Dibdin's
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- Bibliomania
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