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Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is available here as the complete text, split into 3471 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charles Dickens40 chapters

Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #963.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Little Dorrit

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0 of 3454 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I Sun and Shadow 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Home 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Family Affairs 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Father of the Marshalsea 88 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Lock 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Containing the whole Science of Government 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Let Loose 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Patriarchal 143 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream 91 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Nobody’s Rival 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Moving in Society 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Puzzle 102 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Fortune-Telling 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Conspirators and Others 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Five-and-Twenty 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming 110 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Spirit 125 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Mrs Merdle’s Complaint 42 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Shoal of Barnacles 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan 98 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Mrs General 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII On the Road 69 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Something Wrong Somewhere 128 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Mostly, Prunes and Prism 94 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Appearance and Disappearance 92 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden 120 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Taking Advice 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Getting on 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Missing 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Storming of the Castle in the Air 122 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The History of a Self-Tormentor 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 100 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI Reaping the Whirlwind 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII An Appearance in the Marshalsea 145 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Closing in 129 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX Closed 70 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL Going! 90 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #963, divided into 40 chapters and 3471 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.

Where can I read Little Dorrit in full?

The complete text of Little Dorrit is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #963 and divided into 3471 sections.

This page carries the whole of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #963, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 17355 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 Little Dorrit divided for reading?

Little Dorrit is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Little Dorrit as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 3471 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.

Can I hear Little Dorrit read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Little Dorrit can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Little Dorrit 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 Little Dorrit

Common questions about reading Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Little Dorrit?

Yes. All 17355 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #963 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Little Dorrit is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #963, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Little Dorrit take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3471 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Little Dorrit section by section

How to work through Little Dorrit section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Little Dorrit

Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Dorrit, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thirty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Dorrit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Dorrit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Marseilles
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Dorrit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Burning
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Little Dorrit; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.