The Flower Princess
The Flower Princess by Abbie Farwell Brown is available here as the complete text, split into 278 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Flower Princess by Abbie Farwell Brown. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32226.
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The Flower Princess
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This edition of The Flower Princess by Abbie Farwell Brown carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32226, divided into 3 chapters and 278 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.
Where can I read The Flower Princess in full?
The complete text of The Flower Princess is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32226 and divided into 278 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Flower Princess by Abbie Farwell Brown, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #32226, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1387 sentences across 3 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 Flower Princess divided for reading?
The Flower Princess is presented in 3 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Flower Princess as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 278 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 3 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.
Can I hear The Flower Princess read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Flower Princess can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Flower Princess 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 Flower Princess
Common questions about reading The Flower Princess by Abbie Farwell Brown on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Flower Princess?
Yes. All 1387 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32226 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Flower Princess is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32226, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Flower Princess take to read?
About 115 minutes of reading across 278 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Flower Princess section by section
How to work through The Flower Princess section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Flower Princess
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Flower Princess, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
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