Books and Bookmen
Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 303 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1961.
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Books and Bookmen
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This edition of Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1961, divided into 10 chapters and 303 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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The complete text of Books and Bookmen is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1961 and divided into 303 sections.
This page carries the whole of Books and Bookmen by Andrew Lang, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1961, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1515 sentences across 10 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.
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Books and Bookmen is presented in 10 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Books and Bookmen as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 303 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 10 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 Books and Bookmen?
Yes. All 1515 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1961 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Books and Bookmen is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1961, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Books and Bookmen take to read?
About 126 minutes of reading across 303 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Books and Bookmen
Words and structures a reader meets early in Books and Bookmen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
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- Longmans
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- Green
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- Viscountess
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