Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 146 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #382.
This edition of Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #382, divided into 10 chapters and 146 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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Is this the complete text of Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes?
Yes. All 726 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #382 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #382, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes take to read?
About 60 minutes of reading across 146 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
Words and structures a reader meets early in Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Ancient
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Famous
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- Metropolis
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- North
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