Sir Edwin Landseer
Sir Edwin Landseer by Frederic George Stephens is available here as the complete text, split into 266 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Sir Edwin Landseer by Frederic George Stephens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #57574.
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Sir Edwin Landseer
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This edition of Sir Edwin Landseer by Frederic George Stephens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #57574, divided into 8 chapters and 266 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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The complete text of Sir Edwin Landseer is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #57574 and divided into 266 sections.
This page carries the whole of Sir Edwin Landseer by Frederic George Stephens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #57574, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1327 sentences across 8 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.
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Sir Edwin Landseer is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Sir Edwin Landseer as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 266 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 8 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Sir Edwin Landseer?
Yes. All 1327 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57574 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Sir Edwin Landseer is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #57574, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Sir Edwin Landseer take to read?
About 110 minutes of reading across 266 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Origin
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- Parentage
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- Family
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- History
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