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The Heroes

The Heroes by Charles Kingsley is available here as the complete text, split into 349 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Kingsley16 chapters

The Heroes by Charles Kingsley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #677.

16 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 16 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

The Heroes

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0 of 342 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II How Perseus and His Mother Came to Seriphos 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III How Perseus Vowed a Rash Vow 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV How Perseus Slew the Gorgon 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V How Perseus Came to the Æthiops 28 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI How Perseus Came Home Again 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII How the Centaur Trained the Heroes on Pelion 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII How Jason Lost His Sandal in Anauros 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX How They Built the Ship ‘Argo’ in Iolcos 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X How the Argonauts Sailed to Colchis 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI How the Argonauts Were Driven into the Unknown Sea 57 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII What Was the End of the Heroes 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII How Theseus Lifted the Stone 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV How Theseus Slew the Devourers of Men 59 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV How Theseus Slew the Minotaur 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI How Theseus Fell by His Pride 7 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Heroes by Charles Kingsley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #677, divided into 16 chapters and 349 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.

Where can I read The Heroes in full?

The complete text of The Heroes is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #677 and divided into 349 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Heroes by Charles Kingsley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #677, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1745 sentences across 16 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 Heroes divided for reading?

The Heroes is presented in 16 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Heroes as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 349 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 16 chapters.

Can I hear The Heroes read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Heroes can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Heroes 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 Heroes

Common questions about reading The Heroes by Charles Kingsley on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Heroes?

Yes. All 1745 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #677 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Heroes is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #677, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Heroes take to read?

About 145 minutes of reading across 349 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Heroes section by section

How to work through The Heroes section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 16 chapters of The Heroes to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Heroes

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

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Reserved
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