The Golden Galleon
The Golden Galleon by Robert Leighton is available here as the complete text, split into 835 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Golden Galleon Being a Narrative of the Adventures of Master Gilbert Oglander, and of how, in the Year 1591, he fought under the gallant Sir Richard Grenville in the Great Sea-fight off Flores, on board her Majesty's Ship the Revenge by Robert Leighton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #35940.
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This edition of The Golden Galleon by Robert Leighton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #35940, divided into 25 chapters and 835 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 Golden Galleon is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #35940 and divided into 835 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Golden Galleon by Robert Leighton, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #35940, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4173 sentences across 25 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 Golden Galleon divided for reading?
The Golden Galleon is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Golden Galleon as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 835 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 25 chapters.
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Every sentence of The Golden Galleon 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 Golden Galleon
Common questions about reading The Golden Galleon by Robert Leighton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Golden Galleon?
Yes. All 4173 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #35940 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Golden Galleon is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #35940, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Golden Galleon take to read?
About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Golden Galleon section by section
How to work through The Golden Galleon section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Golden Galleon
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Galleon, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Historical
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- Story
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- Viking
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- Anything
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