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Hyperion

Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 749 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow36 chapters

Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #5436.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 36 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Hyperion

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0 of 734 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

This edition of Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #5436, divided into 36 chapters and 749 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, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.

Where can I read Hyperion in full?

The complete text of Hyperion is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #5436 and divided into 749 sections.

This page carries the whole of Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5436, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3743 sentences across 36 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 Hyperion divided for reading?

Hyperion is presented in 36 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Hyperion as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 749 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 36 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.

Can I hear Hyperion read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Hyperion can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Hyperion 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 Hyperion

Common questions about reading Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Hyperion?

Yes. All 3743 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #5436 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Hyperion is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #5436, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Hyperion take to read?

About 311 minutes of reading across 749 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Hyperion section by section

How to work through Hyperion section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

Open a chapter

Choose one of the 36 chapters of Hyperion to begin.
Read one section

Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Listen and tap

Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Hyperion

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hyperion, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Lyly's: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hyperion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Endymion: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hyperion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Topas: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hyperion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Reader: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Hyperion; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

Hyperion

Where can I read Hyperion in full?

How is Hyperion divided for reading?

Can I hear Hyperion read aloud?

Questions about reading Hyperion

How to read Hyperion section by section

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Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Hyperion