Folk-Lore of Shakespeare
Folk-Lore of Shakespeare by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer is available here as the complete text, split into 1898 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32183.
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Folk-Lore of Shakespeare
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This edition of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32183, divided into 22 chapters and 1898 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.
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The complete text of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32183 and divided into 1898 sections.
This page carries the whole of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32183, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 9486 sentences across 22 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 Folk-Lore of Shakespeare divided for reading?
Folk-Lore of Shakespeare is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Folk-Lore of Shakespeare as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1898 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 22 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare 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 Folk-Lore of Shakespeare
Common questions about reading Folk-Lore of Shakespeare by T. F. (Thomas Firminger) Thiselton-Dyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare?
Yes. All 9486 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32183 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32183, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Folk-Lore of Shakespeare take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1898 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Folk-Lore of Shakespeare section by section
How to work through Folk-Lore of Shakespeare section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Folk-Lore of Shakespeare
Words and structures a reader meets early in Folk-Lore of Shakespeare, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Thiselton
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- British
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Popular
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Folk-Lore of Shakespeare; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.