The Coxon Fund
The Coxon Fund by Henry James is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 234 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Coxon Fund by Henry James. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1193.
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The Coxon Fund
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This edition of The Coxon Fund by Henry James carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1193, divided into 6 chapters and 234 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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The complete text of The Coxon Fund is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1193 and divided into 234 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Coxon Fund by Henry James, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1193, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1167 sentences across 6 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 The Coxon Fund divided for reading?
The Coxon Fund is presented in 6 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Coxon Fund as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 234 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 6 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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Questions about reading The Coxon Fund
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Is this the complete text of The Coxon Fund?
Yes. All 1167 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1193 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Coxon Fund is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1193, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Coxon Fund take to read?
About 97 minutes of reading across 234 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in The Coxon Fund
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Coxon Fund, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Follows
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- Definitive
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- Edition
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- Myself
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