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The family Robinson Crusoe

The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss is available here as the complete text, split into 1049 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Johann David Wyss37 chapters

The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #72813.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The family Robinson Crusoe

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0 of 1034 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 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 46 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX _Victory over the bees;—winding stair-case; training 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 44 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #72813, divided into 37 chapters and 1049 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 The family Robinson Crusoe is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #72813 and divided into 1049 sections.

This page carries the whole of The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #72813, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5242 sentences across 37 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 family Robinson Crusoe divided for reading?

The family Robinson Crusoe is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The family Robinson Crusoe as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1049 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 37 chapters.

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Every sentence of The family Robinson Crusoe 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 The family Robinson Crusoe

Common questions about reading The family Robinson Crusoe by Johann David Wyss on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The family Robinson Crusoe?

Yes. All 5242 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72813 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The family Robinson Crusoe is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #72813, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The family Robinson Crusoe take to read?

About 436 minutes of reading across 1049 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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