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Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1286 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2413.

36 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 36 chapters

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This edition of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2413, divided into 36 chapters and 1286 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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How is Madame Bovary divided for reading?

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

Rather than presenting Madame Bovary as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1286 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.

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Every sentence of Madame Bovary 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.

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Is this the complete text of Madame Bovary?

Yes. All 6429 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2413 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Madame Bovary is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2413, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Madame Bovary take to read?

About 535 minutes of reading across 1286 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Questions about reading Madame Bovary

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