Overview
About this book
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to George William Curtis. Catalog subjects include Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence; Brook Farm Phalanx (West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.); Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 -- Correspondence. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Editor
- George Willis Cooke
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #8222
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord is calibrated from 39,162 sampled words across 69 chapters: sentences average 19.8 words, 28.5% exceed 24 words and 7.7% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 19.8 words, with 28.5% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
7.7% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.63 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 11 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
69 chapters
- 01EARLY LIFE AT BROOK FARM AND CONCORD23 min
- 02II18 min
- 03III16 min
- 04IV8 min
- 05V7 min
- 06VI18 min
- 07VII6 min
- 08EARLY LETTERS TO JOHN S. DWIGHT2 min
- 09II — Section 94 min
- 10III — Section 102 min
- 11IV — Section 116 min
- 12V — Section 126 min
- 13VI — Section 138 min
- 14VII — Section 146 min
- 15VIII6 min
- 16IX4 min
- 17X9 min
- 18XI3 min
- 19XII10 min
- 20XIII3 min
- 21XIV2 min
- 22XV3 min
- 23XVI4 min
- 24XVII3 min
- 25XVIII3 min
- 26XIX2 min
- 27XX2 min
- 28XXI3 min
- 29XXII5 min
- 30XXIII3 min
- 31XXIV4 min
- 32XXV5 min
- 33XXVI2 min
- 34XXVII5 min
- 35XXVIII2 min
- 36XXIX4 min
- 37XXX5 min
- 38XXXI3 min
- 39XXXII4 min
- 40XXXIII2 min
- 41XXXIV4 min
- 42XXXV2 min
- 43XXXVI2 min
- 44XXXVII2 min
- 45XXXVIII2 min
- 46XXXIX2 min
- 47XL8 min
- 48XLI9 min
- 49LETTERS OF LATER DATE2 min
- 50II — Section 502 min
- 51III — Section 512 min
- 52IV — Section 522 min
- 53V — Section 532 min
- 54VI — Section 542 min
- 55VII — Section 552 min
- 56VIII — Section 562 min
- 57IX — Section 572 min
- 58X — Section 582 min
- 59XI — Section 592 min
- 60XII — Section 602 min
- 61XIII — Section 612 min
- 62XIV — Section 622 min
- 63XV — Section 632 min
- 64XVI — Section 642 min
- 65XVII — Section 652 min
- 66XVIII — Section 662 min
- 67XIX — Section 672 min
- 68XX — Section 682 min
- 69XXI — Section 692 min
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