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The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 1189 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #284.

29 chaptersComplete chronicle

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This edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #284, divided into 29 chapters and 1189 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 House of Mirth is presented in 29 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The House of Mirth as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1189 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 29 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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Is this the complete text of The House of Mirth?

Yes. All 5941 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #284 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #284, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The House of Mirth take to read?

About 495 minutes of reading across 1189 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Selden: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Mirth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Academic course · 29 chapters

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Where can I read The House of Mirth in full?

How is The House of Mirth divided for reading?

Can I hear The House of Mirth read aloud?

Questions about reading The House of Mirth

How to read The House of Mirth section by section

Open a chapter

Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in The House of Mirth