Overview
About this book
Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh by Thomas Carlyle is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Satire; Didactic fiction; Humorous stories. Linden organizes its 37 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #1051
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh is calibrated from 36,879 sampled words across 37 chapters: sentences average 33.7 words, 59.8% exceed 24 words and 10% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Extended sentences averaging 33.7 words, with 33.1% reaching 40 words or more
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
10% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 6.18 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 15 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
37 chapters
- 01Opening material7 min
- 02CHAPTER II. EDITORIAL DIFFICULTIES.6 min
- 03CHAPTER III. REMINISCENCES.17 min
- 04CHAPTER IV. CHARACTERISTICS.9 min
- 05CHAPTER V. THE WORLD IN CLOTHES.9 min
- 06CHAPTER VI. APRONS.3 min
- 07CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS-HISTORICAL.6 min
- 08CHAPTER VIII. THE WORLD OUT OF CLOTHES.8 min
- 09CHAPTER IX. ADAMITISM.7 min
- 10CHAPTER X. PURE REASON.8 min
- 11CHAPTER XI. PROSPECTIVE.12 min
- 12BOOK II.11 min
- 13CHAPTER II. IDYLLIC.13 min
- 14CHAPTER III. PEDAGOGY.23 min
- 15CHAPTER IV. GETTING UNDER WAY.17 min
- 16CHAPTER V. ROMANCE.19 min
- 17CHAPTER VI. SORROWS OF TEUFELSDROCKH.14 min
- 18CHAPTER VII. THE EVERLASTING NO.12 min
- 19CHAPTER VIII. CENTRE OF INDIFFERENCE.16 min
- 20CHAPTER IX. THE EVERLASTING YEA.18 min
- 21CHAPTER X. PAUSE.10 min
- 22BOOK III.8 min
- 23CHAPTER II. CHURCH-CLOTHES.4 min
- 24CHAPTER III. SYMBOLS.11 min
- 25CHAPTER IV. HELOTAGE.6 min
- 26CHAPTER V. THE PHOENIX.8 min
- 27CHAPTER VI. OLD CLOTHES.7 min
- 28CHAPTER VII. ORGANIC FILAMENTS.13 min
- 29CHAPTER VIII. NATURAL SUPERNATURALISM.16 min
- 30CHAPTER IX. CIRCUMSPECTIVE.5 min
- 31CHAPTER X. THE DANDIACAL BODY.18 min
- 32CHAPTER XI. TAILORS.5 min
- 33CHAPTER XII. FAREWELL.9 min
- 34I. HIGHEST CLASS, BOOKSELLER'S TASTER.2 min
- 35II. CRITIC OF THE SUN.2 min
- 36III. NORTH--AMERICAN REVIEWER.6 min
- 37IV. NEW ENGLAND EDITORS.2 min





