LindenENGLISH READING
My Library Continue Reading
Cover of Men of Invention and Industry

Biography & Memoir · Science & Technology · History

Men of Invention and Industry

by Samuel Smiles

Read Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles in English, with complete text and saved reading progress.

9 hr estimatedB2–C1 Linden levelRead now availability14 chapters
Start Reading

Your progress and recommendation profile stay on this device.

Overview

About this book

Men of Invention and Industry is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Samuel Smiles. Catalog subjects include Inventors -- Biography; Industrial arts -- Biography. 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

Men of Invention and Industry is calibrated from 37,599 sampled words across 14 chapters: sentences average 21.7 words, 31.6% exceed 24 words and 9.8% of words are nine letters or longer.

Explore the B2–C1 level →

Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Extended sentences averaging 21.7 words, with 11% reaching 40 words or more

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

9.8% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Medium commitment

Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 19 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Read in planned sessions and keep short notes on claims, evidence and changes in voice

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

14 chapters

  1. 01Samuel Smiles2 min
  2. 02Contents.2 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I. PHINEAS PETT: BEGINNINGS OF ENGLISH SHIP-BUILDING.53 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II. FRANCIS PETTIT SMITH: PRACTICAL INTRODUCER OF THE SCREW PROPELLER.30 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III.[1] JOHN HARRISON: INVENTOR OF THE MARINE CHRONOMETER.45 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV. JOHN LOMBE: INTRODUCER OF THE SILK INDUSTRY INTO ENGLAND.19 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V. WILLIAM MURDOCK: HIS LIFE AND INVENTIONS.38 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VI. FREDERICK KOENIG: INVENTOR OF THE STEAM-PRINTING MACHINE.35 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII. THE WALTERS OF THE TIMES: INVENTION OF THE WALTER PRESS.34 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII. WILLIAM CLOWES: INTRODUCER OF BOOK-PRINTING BY STEAM.16 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX. CHARLES BIANCONI: A LESSON OF SELF-HELP IN IRELAND.48 min
  12. 12CHAPTER X. INDUSTRY IN IRELAND: THROUGH CONNAUGHT AND ULSTER, TO BELFAST.37 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XI. SHIPBUILDING IN BELFAST—ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS.48 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XII. ASTRONOMERS AND STUDENTS IN HUMBLE LIFE: A NEW CHAPTER IN THE 'PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.'58 min
Portrait of Samuel Smiles

Related author

Samuel Smiles

A Scottish writer, physician and reform-minded editor whose popular biographies connected character, work and industrial achievement.

Open author profile →

Read next

Related books

Continue through a connected subject, form or historical question.

Search Linden

Find books, guides and ideas

Search titles, authors, English levels, reading goals, subjects, idea hubs, paths and chapter titles. Results explain why they matched. Press / anywhere.