Views and Reviews
Views and Reviews by William Ernest Henley is available here as the complete text, split into 343 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Views and Reviews: Essays in appreciation: Literature by William Ernest Henley. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #22280.
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Views and Reviews
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This edition of Views and Reviews by William Ernest Henley carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #22280, divided into 4 chapters and 343 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.
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The complete text of Views and Reviews is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #22280 and divided into 343 sections.
This page carries the whole of Views and Reviews by William Ernest Henley, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #22280, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 1711 sentences across 4 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 Views and Reviews divided for reading?
Views and Reviews is presented in 4 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Views and Reviews as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 343 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 4 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.
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Every sentence of Views and Reviews 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.
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Common questions about reading Views and Reviews by William Ernest Henley on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Views and Reviews?
Yes. All 1711 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #22280 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Views and Reviews is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #22280, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Views and Reviews take to read?
About 142 minutes of reading across 343 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Views and Reviews
Words and structures a reader meets early in Views and Reviews, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Printing
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Views and Reviews; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Begun
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- October
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- Ended
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