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Hi,
We’ll be having a formal launch of the new, the fantastic, (etc.), ReadPal Speed Bundle shortly. However, for those of you interested, you can get a sneak preview from this page, (which can’t be accessed from our main site).
http://www.readpal.com/one/Parallel/SpeedBundle.html
So I spent the day reading it. Actually it is very doable, so long as you don’t get bogged down trying to understand it! Parts of it are very plain even to an oaf like myself. Some of it I found enjoyable.
I must confess I resorted to using the AutoSkim function as my schedule was thrown out due to the World Cup. (Ghana and the Czechs were having a cracking game). If you haven’t used it AutoSkim removes unnecessary words so you can read or skim much faster.
I’ll leave the text of Ulysses up on the ReadPal site for you to download. (You can also try AutoSkim - let me know how you get on).
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tags: James Joyce, Joyce, Ulysses, Free Ebook, Ulysses Free, Bloomsday, Blooms Day, 16 June, Ulysses book
I’m an Irishman, went to the same school as Joyce, sat in the same desk as him and have never finished Ulysses. It’s embarrassing. What’s more despite my best efforts to the contrary my friends seem to think I’m the literary sort.
Oh, I can bluff my way all right, discuss the narrative, his style, punctuation or lack of, influence on modern literature, my God, I can even quote from it. But as of today I’ve never read more than a couple hundred pages (and the last bit).
So I’ll read it tomorrow. The only way I’ll get through it is by using ReadPal to force the pace. (Afterall it is a big book).
I’ve posted it up on ReadPal so you can read it too. (Click here for Ulysses text file and Free trial of ReadPal). If you want to learn to speed read I recommend my book, (surprise, surprise) at Amazon.
Let me know if you finish it tomorrow also.
Happy Reading,
Dedalus.
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tags: James Joyce, Joyce, Ulysses, Free Ebook, Ulysses Free, Bloomsday, Blooms Day, 16 June,
Tomorrow being Bloomsday I thought I’d remind you all to stock up properly for your literary breakfast. Being a Dubliner I’m tempted to go down to Sandycove. A friend lives within spitting distance of the Martello Tower.
I’ve placed up the text file of Ulysses for you to download. ReadPal is the only way to read it on-screen. (Although the Sentence Reader struggles, as you know, sentences can go on for pages).
Happy reading … and no naughty thoughts
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tags: James Joyce, Joyce, Ulysses, Free Ebook, Ulysses Free, Bloomsday, Blooms Day, 16 June,
We’re delighted to announce that for a very limited period you can get a Free ebook if you pay for ReadPal up front. It does not affect our no-quibble returns policy.
The book takes you through the principles of speed reading, gives you exercises to improve your raw speed and your visual span. Typically people double or treble their reading speed.
So happy and very fast reading.
(If you prefer you can buy the book direct from Amazon).
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Your free trail version of ReadPal now comes prestocked with a dozen classic eBooks. The books remain yours even if you don’t buy ReadPal - they remain in the ReadPal Library folder.
Click here to download it directly and start reading in two minutes!
The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
Dracula, by Bram Stoker
Dream Psychology, by Dr Sigmund Freud
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime and Punishment, by Fyordor Dostoyevski
The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells
The Bible, (New Testament), King James version
With ReadPal you can read these books much faster on-screen (42% faster), with MUCH greater ease and comfort. You’ll even be able to read outside or comfortably in bed! For the student who needs to revise quickly we also have AutoSkim that removes unimportant words letting you reread, revise and relive the book at much greater speeds. As ever,our thanks to Project Gutenberg for the texts.
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