The Harvester
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter is available here as the complete text, split into 2083 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #349.
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The Harvester
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II The Effect of a Dream
- Chapter III Harvesting the Forest
- Chapter IV A Commission for the South Wind
- Chapter V When the Harvester Made Good
- Chapter VI To Labour and to Wait
- Chapter VII The Quest of the Dream Girl
- Chapter VIII Belshazzar's Record Point
- Chapter IX The Harvester Goes Courting
- Chapter X The Chime of the Blue Bells
- Chapter XI Demonstrated Courtship
- Chapter XII “The Way of a Man with a Maid”
- Chapter XIII When the Dream Came True
- Chapter XIV Snowy Wings
- Chapter XV The Harvester Interprets Life
- Chapter XVI Granny Moreland's Visit
- Chapter XVII Love Invades Science
- Chapter XVIII The Better Man
- Chapter XIX A Vertical Spine
- Chapter XX The Man in the Background
- Chapter XXI The Coming of the Bluebird
This edition of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #349, divided into 21 chapters and 2083 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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The complete text of The Harvester is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #349 and divided into 2083 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #349, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 10411 sentences across 21 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 The Harvester divided for reading?
The Harvester is presented in 21 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Harvester as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 2083 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 21 chapters.
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Questions about reading The Harvester
Common questions about reading The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Harvester?
Yes. All 10411 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #349 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Harvester is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #349, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Harvester take to read?
About 600 minutes of reading across 2083 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Harvester section by section
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Vocabulary met early in The Harvester
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Harvester, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Harvester
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hollow
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Hewed
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Stoop
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Harvester; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.