Overview
About this book
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century; Quotations, English; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 -- Interviews. Linden organizes its 15 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B2–C1.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Editor
- Henry Nelson Coleridge
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #8489
English level
B2–C1 · Deep reading
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is calibrated from 37,380 sampled words across 15 chapters: sentences average 20.2 words, 30.3% exceed 24 words and 10% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B2–C1 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 20.2 words, with 30.3% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
10% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 2.73 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 20 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
15 chapters
- 01Opening material · Part 135 min
- 02Opening material · Part 236 min
- 031. Caucasian or European.4 min
- 042. Thesis, the noun.53 min
- 057. The adverb. · Part 253 min
- 067. The adverb. · Part 353 min
- 077. The adverb. · Part 453 min
- 08Book v. ver. 8.] · Part 134 min
- 09Book v. ver. 8.] · Part 234 min
- 103. That which is digested, but not assimilated, is--Poison.45 min
- 114. That which is neither digested nor assimilated is--Mere Obstruction. · Part 244 min
- 124. That which is neither digested nor assimilated is--Mere Obstruction. · Part 344 min
- 13C.2 min
- 14I.2 min
- 15M.3 min





