Four and Twenty Fairy Tales
Four and Twenty Fairy Tales by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché is available here as the complete text, split into 1749 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Four and Twenty Fairy Tales Selected from Those of Perrault, and Other Popular Writers by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #52719.
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Four and Twenty Fairy Tales
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This edition of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52719, divided into 22 chapters and 1749 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 Four and Twenty Fairy Tales is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #52719 and divided into 1749 sections.
This page carries the whole of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #52719, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 8743 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 Four and Twenty Fairy Tales divided for reading?
Four and Twenty Fairy Tales is presented in 22 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Four and Twenty Fairy Tales as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1749 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.
Can I hear Four and Twenty Fairy Tales read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Four and Twenty 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 Four and Twenty Fairy Tales
Common questions about reading Four and Twenty Fairy Tales by J. R. (James Robinson) [Translator] Planché on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales?
Yes. All 8743 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52719 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #52719, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Four and Twenty Fairy Tales take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1749 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Four and Twenty Fairy Tales section by section
How to work through Four and Twenty Fairy Tales section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
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Vocabulary met early in Four and Twenty Fairy Tales
Words and structures a reader meets early in Four and Twenty Fairy Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Fairy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tales
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Perrault
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Other
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Four and Twenty Fairy Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.