St. Ives
St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson is available here as the complete text, split into 1121 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
St. Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England by Robert Louis Stevenson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #322.
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St. Ives
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- Chapter I A Tale of a Lion Rampant
- Chapter II A Tale of a Pair of Scissors
- Chapter III Major Chevenix Comes into the Story, and Goguelat Goes Out
- Chapter IV St. Ives Gets a Bundle of Bank Notes
- Chapter V St. Ives Is Shown a House
- Chapter VI The Escape
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII The Hen-House
- Chapter IX Three Is Company, and Four None
- Chapter X The Drovers
- Chapter XI The Great North Road
- Chapter XII I Follow a Covered Cart Nearly to My Destination
- Chapter XIII I Meet Two of My Countrymen
- Chapter XIV Travels of the Covered Cart
- Chapter XV The Adventure of the Attorney’s Clerk
- Chapter XVI The Home-Coming of Mr. Rowley’s Viscount
- Chapter XVII The Despatch-Box
- Chapter XVIII Mr. Romaine Calls Me Names
- Chapter XIX The Devil and All at Amersham Place
- Chapter XX After the Storm
- Chapter XXI I Become the Owner of a Claret-Coloured Chaise
- Chapter XXII Character and Acquirements of Mr. Rowley
- Chapter XXIII The Adventure of the Runaway Couple
- Chapter XXIV The Inn-Keeper of Kirkby-Lonsdale
- Chapter XXV I Meet a Cheerful Extravagant
- Chapter XXVI The Cottage at Night
- Chapter XXVII The Sabbath Day
- Chapter XXVIII Events of Monday: The Lawyer’s Party
- Chapter XXIX
- Chapter XXX Events of Wednesday; the University of Cramond
This edition of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #322, divided into 30 chapters and 1121 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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St. Ives is presented in 30 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting St. Ives as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 1121 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 30 chapters.
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Questions about reading St. Ives
Common questions about reading St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of St. Ives?
Yes. All 5601 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #322 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of St. Ives is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #322, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does St. Ives take to read?
About 466 minutes of reading across 1121 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read St. Ives section by section
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Vocabulary met early in St. Ives
Words and structures a reader meets early in St. Ives, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Month
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Unlucky
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hands
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Enemy
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.