Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 376 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #773.
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Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
This edition of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #773, divided into 16 chapters and 376 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 Lord Arthur Savile's Crime?
Yes. All 1878 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #773 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #773, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Lord Arthur Savile's Crime take to read?
About 156 minutes of reading across 376 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Windermere
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- Reception
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- Easter
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- Bentinck
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