William Blake, Painter and Poet
William Blake, Painter and Poet by Richard Garnett is available here as the complete text, split into 160 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
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This edition of William Blake, Painter and Poet by Richard Garnett carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #52300, divided into 4 chapters and 160 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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Yes. All 798 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #52300 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
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Project Gutenberg eBook #52300, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
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About 66 minutes of reading across 160 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Preliminary
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- Observations--blake
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- Birth--education--marriage--early
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- Poems--drawings
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