Cornwall's Wonderland
Cornwall's Wonderland by Mabel Quiller-Couch is available here as the complete text, split into 381 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Cornwall's Wonderland by Mabel Quiller-Couch. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26755.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Cornwall's Wonderland
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
0 of 380 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Cornwall's Wonderland by Mabel Quiller-Couch carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26755, divided into 4 chapters and 381 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.
Where can I read Cornwall's Wonderland in full?
The complete text of Cornwall's Wonderland is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26755 and divided into 381 sections.
This page carries the whole of Cornwall's Wonderland by Mabel Quiller-Couch, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26755, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1905 sentences across 4 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 Cornwall's Wonderland divided for reading?
Cornwall's Wonderland is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Cornwall's Wonderland as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 381 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 sections are gathered into 4 chapters.
Can I hear Cornwall's Wonderland read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Cornwall's Wonderland can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Cornwall's Wonderland 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 Cornwall's Wonderland
Common questions about reading Cornwall's Wonderland by Mabel Quiller-Couch on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Cornwall's Wonderland?
Yes. All 1905 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26755 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Cornwall's Wonderland is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26755, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Cornwall's Wonderland take to read?
About 158 minutes of reading across 381 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Cornwall's Wonderland section by section
How to work through Cornwall's Wonderland section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
-
Open a chapter
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Cornwall's Wonderland to begin.
-
Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
-
Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Cornwall's Wonderland
Words and structures a reader meets early in Cornwall's Wonderland, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Mabel
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cornwall's Wonderland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Quiller-couch
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cornwall's Wonderland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Preface
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cornwall's Wonderland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Vivid
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Cornwall's Wonderland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.