The Real Fairy Folk
The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison is available here as the complete text, split into 467 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #63992.
Course Syllabus
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The Real Fairy Folk
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- Chapter I In the Old Willow Tree
- Chapter II
- Chapter III Ruth and the Wonderful Spinners
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V Ruth Hears About Some Water Babies
- Chapter VI Ruth Goes to a Concert
- Chapter VII Ruth Meets Many Sorts and Conditions
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX Little Mischief Makers
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI Wise Friends and Fiery Ones
- Chapter XII The Honey Makers
- Chapter XIII The Most Beautiful of All
- Chapter XIV Real Fairies
This edition of The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #63992, divided into 14 chapters and 467 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 Real Fairy Folk is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #63992 and divided into 467 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #63992, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2334 sentences across 14 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 Real Fairy Folk divided for reading?
The Real Fairy Folk is presented in 14 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Real Fairy Folk as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 467 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 14 chapters.
Can I hear The Real Fairy Folk read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Real Fairy Folk can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Real Fairy Folk 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 Real Fairy Folk
Common questions about reading The Real Fairy Folk by Louise Jamison on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Real Fairy Folk?
Yes. All 2334 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #63992 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Real Fairy Folk is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #63992, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Real Fairy Folk take to read?
About 194 minutes of reading across 467 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Real Fairy Folk section by section
How to work through The Real Fairy Folk section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Read one section
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Vocabulary met early in The Real Fairy Folk
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Real Fairy Folk, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Willow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Real Fairy Folk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Prayeth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Real Fairy Folk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Loveth
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Real Fairy Folk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Things
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Real Fairy Folk; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.