Lives of the English Poets From Johnson
Lives of the English Poets From Johnson by Henry Francis Cary is available here as the complete text, split into 711 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives by Henry Francis Cary. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10660.
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This edition of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson by Henry Francis Cary carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10660, divided into 9 chapters and 711 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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Is this the complete text of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson?
Yes. All 3551 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10660 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #10660, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 295 minutes of reading across 711 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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