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The Barber of Paris

The Barber of Paris by Paul de Kock is available here as the complete text, split into 1300 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Barber of Paris by Paul de Kock. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #37453.

31 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 31 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Barber of Paris

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  1. Chapter I 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 29 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Barber of Paris by Paul de Kock carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #37453, divided into 31 chapters and 1300 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 Barber of Paris is presented in 31 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Barber of Paris as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1300 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 31 chapters.

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Every sentence of The Barber of Paris 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 The Barber of Paris?

Yes. All 6498 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #37453 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Barber of Paris is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #37453, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Barber of Paris take to read?

About 541 minutes of reading across 1300 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Barber of Paris section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Barber of Paris

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Barber of Paris, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Brainard
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barber of Paris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Publishing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barber of Paris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Louis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barber of Paris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Crosscup
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Barber of Paris; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.