Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth is available here as the complete text, split into 1756 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37750.
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Guy Fawkes
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
This edition of Guy Fawkes by William Harrison Ainsworth carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37750, divided into 40 chapters and 1756 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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Guy Fawkes is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Guy Fawkes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1756 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 40 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Guy Fawkes?
Yes. All 8778 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37750 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Guy Fawkes is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #37750, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Guy Fawkes take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 1756 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Guy Fawkes
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- Illustrations
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- Steel
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- George
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- Cruikshank
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