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Madame Midas

Madame Midas by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 871 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Madame Midas by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #4946.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 35 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Madame Midas

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 855 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 39 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Madame Midas by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #4946, divided into 35 chapters and 871 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.

Where can I read Madame Midas in full?

The complete text of Madame Midas is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #4946 and divided into 871 sections.

This page carries the whole of Madame Midas by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #4946, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4353 sentences across 35 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Madame Midas divided for reading?

Madame Midas is presented in 35 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Madame Midas as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 871 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 35 chapters.

Can I hear Madame Midas read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Madame Midas can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Madame Midas 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.

Questions about reading Madame Midas

Common questions about reading Madame Midas by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Madame Midas?

Yes. All 4353 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4946 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Madame Midas is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #4946, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Madame Midas take to read?

About 362 minutes of reading across 871 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Madame Midas section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in Madame Midas

Words and structures a reader meets early in Madame Midas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Early
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Australia
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Fever
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Height
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