Holmes' Own Story
Holmes' Own Story by Herman W. Mudgett is available here as the complete text, split into 298 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Holmes' Own Story In Which the Alleged Multi-murderer and Arch Conspirator Tells of the Twenty-two Tragic Deaths and Disappearances in Which He Is Said to Be Implicated, With Moyamensing Prison Diary Appendix by Herman W. Mudgett. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #64249.
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This edition of Holmes' Own Story by Herman W. Mudgett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #64249, divided into 3 chapters and 298 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 Holmes' Own Story is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #64249 and divided into 298 sections.
This page carries the whole of Holmes' Own Story by Herman W. Mudgett, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #64249, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1490 sentences across 3 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 Holmes' Own Story divided for reading?
Holmes' Own Story is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Holmes' Own Story as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 298 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 3 chapters.
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Every sentence of Holmes' Own Story 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 Holmes' Own Story
Common questions about reading Holmes' Own Story by Herman W. Mudgett on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Holmes' Own Story?
Yes. All 1490 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #64249 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Holmes' Own Story is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #64249, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Holmes' Own Story take to read?
About 124 minutes of reading across 298 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Holmes' Own Story
Words and structures a reader meets early in Holmes' Own Story, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Entered
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- According
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- Congress
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- Mudgett
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