The Seven Lively Arts
The Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes is available here as the complete text, split into 653 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #66294.
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The Seven Lively Arts
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This edition of The Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #66294, divided into 8 chapters and 653 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 Seven Lively Arts is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #66294 and divided into 653 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #66294, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3265 sentences across 8 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 Seven Lively Arts divided for reading?
The Seven Lively Arts is presented in 8 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Seven Lively Arts as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 653 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 8 chapters.
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Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Seven Lively Arts can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Seven Lively Arts 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 Seven Lively Arts
Common questions about reading The Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Seven Lively Arts?
Yes. All 3265 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #66294 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Seven Lively Arts is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #66294, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Seven Lively Arts take to read?
About 272 minutes of reading across 653 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Seven Lively Arts section by section
How to work through The Seven Lively Arts section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Seven Lively Arts
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