Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is available here as the complete public-domain text, split into 347 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Complete public-domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1123.
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Twelfth Night
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This edition of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1123, divided into 9 chapters and 347 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.
Where can I read Twelfth Night in full?
The complete text of Twelfth Night is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #1123 and divided into 347 sections.
This page carries the whole of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1123, a public-domain edition, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1732 sentences across 9 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 Twelfth Night divided for reading?
Twelfth Night is presented in 9 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Twelfth Night as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 347 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 9 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.
Can I hear Twelfth Night read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Twelfth Night can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Twelfth Night 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 Twelfth Night
Common questions about reading Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Twelfth Night?
Yes. All 1732 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1123 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Twelfth Night is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1123, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Twelfth Night take to read?
About 144 minutes of reading across 347 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Twelfth Night section by section
How to work through Twelfth Night section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Twelfth Night to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in Twelfth Night
Words and structures a reader meets early in Twelfth Night, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Addition
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- Notes
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- Below
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Twelfth Night; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Think
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Twelfth Night; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.