The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft is available here as the complete text, split into 138 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Wilbur Whateley breeds an otherworldly abomination sired by Yog-Sothoth in a decaying farmhouse in Massachusetts.
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The Dunwich Horror
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This edition of The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #50133, divided into 2 chapters and 139 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 The Dunwich Horror is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #50133 and divided into 139 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #50133, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 695 sentences across 2 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 The Dunwich Horror divided for reading?
The Dunwich Horror is presented in 2 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Dunwich Horror as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 139 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 2 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Dunwich Horror 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 The Dunwich Horror
Common questions about reading The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Dunwich Horror?
Yes. All 695 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50133 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Dunwich Horror is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #50133, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Dunwich Horror take to read?
About 57 minutes of reading across 139 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to study The Dunwich Horror
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Vocabulary met early in The Dunwich Horror
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dunwich Horror, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gorgons
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dunwich Horror; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hydras
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dunwich Horror; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Chimeras--dire
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dunwich Horror; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stories
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Dunwich Horror; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.