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John Keble's Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne

by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

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John Keble's Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Catalog subjects include Hampshire (England) -- History; Keble, John, 1792-1866; Hampshire (England) -- Description and travel. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

John Keble's Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne is calibrated from 38,568 sampled words across 40 chapters: sentences average 23.2 words, 38% exceed 24 words and 7.5% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 23.2 words, with 16.3% reaching 40 words or more

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7.5% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.71 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Medium commitment

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Table of contents

40 chapters

  1. 01John Keble’s Parishes2 min
  2. 02PREFACE2 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I MERDON AND OTTERBOURNE11 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II MEDIÆVAL GIFTS13 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III REFORMATION TIMES10 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV PURITAN TIMES12 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V CUSTOMS OF THE MANOR OF MERDON16 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VI CRANBURY AND BRAMBRIDGE8 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII THE BUILDING AT HURSLEY4 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII OLD OTTERBOURNE8 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX CHURCH BUILDING13 min
  12. 12CHAPTER X HURSLEY CHURCH17 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XI THE GOLDEN DAYS OF HURSLEY10 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XII HURSLEY VICARAGE9 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII LATER CHANGES6 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XIV A SURVEY12 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XV WORDS AND PHRASES2 min
  18. 18Village Specifics.2 min
  19. 19Phrases14 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XVI NATURAL HISTORY16 min
  21. 21FLOWERS2 min
  22. 22Crucifera2 min
  23. 23Caryophylleæ2 min
  24. 24St. John’s-Wort Tribe2 min
  25. 25Cranesbill Tribe2 min
  26. 26Leguminose2 min
  27. 27Rose Tribe2 min
  28. 28Willow-herb Tribe2 min
  29. 29Saxifragea2 min
  30. 30Umbellifera2 min
  31. 31Madder Tribe2 min
  32. 32Compositæ2 min
  33. 33Gentian Tribe2 min
  34. 34Borage Tribe2 min
  35. 35Labiatæ3 min
  36. 36The Lily Tribe2 min
  37. 37Reeds2 min
  38. 38Grasses2 min
  39. 39Ferns, etc.2 min
  40. 40FOOTNOTES2 min
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