Fairy tales
Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff is available here as the complete text, split into 616 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #74947.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
Fairy tales
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0 of 614 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #74947, divided into 6 chapters and 616 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 Fairy tales in full?
The complete text of Fairy tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #74947 and divided into 616 sections.
This page carries the whole of Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #74947, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3078 sentences across 6 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 Fairy tales divided for reading?
Fairy tales is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Fairy tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 616 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 6 chapters.
Can I hear Fairy tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Fairy tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Fairy tales 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 Fairy tales
Common questions about reading Fairy tales by Wilhelm Hauff on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Fairy tales?
Yes. All 3078 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #74947 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Fairy tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #74947, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Fairy tales take to read?
About 256 minutes of reading across 616 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Fairy tales section by section
How to work through Fairy tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 6 chapters of Fairy tales to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Fairy tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Fairy tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fairy tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Ernest
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fairy tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Nister
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fairy tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Dutton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Fairy tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.