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William Shakespeare: A Critical Study

William Shakespeare: A Critical Study by Georg Brandes is available here as the complete text, split into 2481 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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William Shakespeare: A Critical Study by Georg Brandes. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #50724.

32 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 32 chapters

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William Shakespeare: A Critical Study

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  1. Chapter I 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 77 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Yes. All 12402 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50724 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #50724, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does William Shakespeare: A Critical Study take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2481 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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