Bleak House
Bleak House by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete text, split into 3872 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #1023.
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Bleak House
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- Chapter XVIII
- Chapter XIX
- Chapter XX
- Chapter XXI
- Chapter XXII
- Chapter XXIII
- Chapter XXIV
- Chapter XXV
- Chapter XXVI
- Chapter XXVII
- Chapter XXVIII
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX
- Chapter XXXI
- Chapter XXXII
- Chapter XXXIII
- Chapter XXXIV
- Chapter XXXV
- Chapter XXXVI
- Chapter XXXVII
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Chapter XXXIX
- Chapter XL
This edition of Bleak House by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #1023, divided into 40 chapters and 3872 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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This page carries the whole of Bleak House by Charles Dickens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1023, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 19360 sentences across 40 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 Bleak House divided for reading?
Bleak House is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Bleak House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 3872 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 sections are gathered into 40 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of Bleak House?
Yes. All 19360 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1023 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Bleak House is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1023, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Bleak House take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 3872 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Bleak House
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bleak House, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- London
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- Michaelmas
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- Lately
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- Chancellor
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