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The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield

by Edward Robins

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About this book

The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Edward Robins. Catalog subjects include Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Actresses -- Great Britain -- Biography; Oldfield, Anne, 1683-1730. 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

The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield is calibrated from 39,112 sampled words across 18 chapters: sentences average 25.2 words, 45.5% exceed 24 words and 7.3% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

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Extended sentences averaging 25.2 words, with 20.3% reaching 40 words or more

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

7.3% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 2.38 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 14 calm 30-minute sessions.

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Read with momentum

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Begin with chapter one

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Table of contents

18 chapters

  1. 01PORTRAITS2 min
  2. 02THE PALMY DAYS OF NANCE OLDFIELD CHAPTER I29 min
  3. 03CHAPTER II26 min
  4. 04CHAPTER III28 min
  5. 05CHAPTER IV25 min
  6. 06CHAPTER V28 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VI26 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VII26 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VIII28 min
  10. 10CHAPTER IX26 min
  11. 11CHAPTER X26 min
  12. 12CHAPTER XI31 min
  13. 13APPENDIX9 min
  14. 14COMIC EPILOGUES11 min
  15. 15ON DRAMATIC CRITICS6 min
  16. 16THEATRICAL PROPERTY3 min
  17. 17ACTORS AND AUDIENCE.3 min
  18. 18INDEX4 min
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