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The Great Hunger

The Great Hunger by Johan Bojer is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1006 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Great Hunger by Johan Bojer. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #2943.

27 chaptersComplete chronicle

Five linesIn each reading

US EnglishNarration and vocabulary

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Academic course · 27 chapters

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This edition of The Great Hunger by Johan Bojer carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #2943, divided into 27 chapters and 1006 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 Great Hunger is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #2943 and divided into 1006 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Great Hunger by Johan Bojer, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #2943, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 5029 sentences across 27 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 Great Hunger divided for reading?

The Great Hunger is presented in 27 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Great Hunger as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1006 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 27 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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Every sentence of The Great Hunger 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 Great Hunger?

Yes. All 5029 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2943 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Great Hunger is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #2943, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Great Hunger take to read?

About 419 minutes of reading across 1006 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Great Hunger section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Great Hunger

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Great Hunger, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Sheer: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great Hunger; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Havoc: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great Hunger; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Northwester: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great Hunger; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Roars: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Great Hunger; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.

The Great Hunger

Where can I read The Great Hunger in full?

How is The Great Hunger divided for reading?

Can I hear The Great Hunger read aloud?

Questions about reading The Great Hunger

How to read The Great Hunger section by section

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Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The Great Hunger