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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy is available here as the complete text, split into 630 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Edward Bellamy28 chapters

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #624.

28 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 28 chapters

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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

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  1. Chapter I 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #624, divided into 28 chapters and 630 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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Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is presented in 28 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 630 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 28 chapters.

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Is this the complete text of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887?

Yes. All 3150 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #624 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #624, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 take to read?

About 262 minutes of reading across 630 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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First
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Light
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Boston
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Eighteen
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