Literary Blunders
Literary Blunders by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 316 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Literary Blunders: A Chapter in the "History of Human Error" by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #371.
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Literary Blunders
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This edition of Literary Blunders by Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #371, divided into 8 chapters and 316 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.
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Literary Blunders is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Literary Blunders as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 316 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 8 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.
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Is this the complete text of Literary Blunders?
Yes. All 1578 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #371 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Literary Blunders is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #371, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Literary Blunders take to read?
About 131 minutes of reading across 316 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Literary Blunders
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- Blunders
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- General
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- Words
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- Blunder''
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