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The Story of Gösta Berling

The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf is available here as the complete text, split into 1806 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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The Story of Gösta Berling by Selma Lagerlöf. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56158.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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The Story of Gösta Berling

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0 of 1789 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 62 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 130 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 119 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 60 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 132 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of The Story of Gösta Berling?

Yes. All 9029 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56158 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #56158, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Story of Gösta Berling take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1806 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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