The Rainbow Feather
The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume is available here as the complete text, split into 823 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #55312.
Course Syllabus
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The Rainbow Feather
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II Poverty Villa
- Chapter III The Sermon
- Chapter IV What Happened on Sunday Night
- Chapter V Paul Mexton, Journalist
- Chapter VI Eliza's Evidence
- Chapter VII At the Vicarage
- Chapter VIII In the Winding Lane
- Chapter IX The Inquest at Herne Arms
- Chapter X The Prophecy Again
- Chapter XI Brent Speaks Out
- Chapter XII A Startling Piece of Evidence
- Chapter XIII The Defence of Miss Clyde
- Chapter XIV "Dust to Dust."
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI Catinka
- Chapter XVII The Society of the Rainbow Feather
- Chapter XVIII Iris Confesses
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX Gran Jimboy
- Chapter XXI The Return of Herne
- Chapter XXII A Denial
- Chapter XXIII Drek's Opinions
- Chapter XXIV The Trial
- Chapter XXV The Truth at Last
- Chapter XXVI "All's Well That Ends Well."
This edition of The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55312, divided into 26 chapters and 823 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 Rainbow Feather is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55312 and divided into 823 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55312, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 4112 sentences across 26 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 Rainbow Feather divided for reading?
The Rainbow Feather is presented in 26 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Rainbow Feather as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 823 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 26 chapters.
Can I hear The Rainbow Feather read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Rainbow Feather can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Rainbow Feather 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 Rainbow Feather
Common questions about reading The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Rainbow Feather?
Yes. All 4112 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55312 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Rainbow Feather is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55312, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Rainbow Feather take to read?
About 342 minutes of reading across 823 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Rainbow Feather section by section
How to work through The Rainbow Feather section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Rainbow Feather
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Rainbow Feather, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Fergus
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rainbow Feather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Author
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rainbow Feather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Mystery
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rainbow Feather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hansom
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Rainbow Feather; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.