About The Economic Consequences of the Peace
What it's about
Written in anger after the 1919 peace conference, Keynes's bestseller looks back at Europe's golden age of trade before 1914, explains how saving built the modern world like a cake that was never eaten, and warns that inflation quietly destroys a society.
Who it's for
Students of economics and history, and anyone who wants to understand inflation and globalisation from one of the clearest writers economics has produced.
- Level
- CEFR B2
- Length
- 3 parts · about 688 words
- Reading time
- about 6 minutes (~2 min per part)
- Author
- John Maynard Keynes
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Reading The Economic Consequences of the Peace in English: quick answers
- What English level is The Economic Consequences of the Peace on SeoJae Story?
- The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes is retold in simplified English at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate). It is split into 3 short parts, and every sentence has a Korean translation you can show or hide, so a learner at that level can follow the story without a dictionary.
- Is The Economic Consequences of the Peace hard to read in English?
- The original is written for native readers, with long sentences and older vocabulary, so most learners find it hard. This retelling keeps the story but uses simpler English at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate), so if you read English at that level you can follow it, and the Korean translation is there for any line that stops you. If it feels too hard, start with an easier book one level down.
- How long does it take to read The Economic Consequences of the Peace in simple English?
- About 6 minutes of reading in total — roughly 2 minutes per part across 3 parts. Listening to the audio narration, reviewing the vocabulary and taking each part's comprehension check adds a little more.
- Is this the full, unabridged text of The Economic Consequences of the Peace?
- No. It is an abridged graded retelling written for English learners that follows the story of the original in 3 parts. Every part also lets you read the matching unabridged chapters from the original, split into short readings.
- Is The Economic Consequences of the Peace free to read here?
- Yes. All 3 parts are free to read online, with the Korean translation, audio narration, vocabulary flashcards and comprehension questions included.
- Is The Economic Consequences of the Peace in the public domain?
- Yes. John Maynard Keynes's The Economic Consequences of the Peace is in the public domain, and the original text is freely available from Project Gutenberg (eBook #15776). SeoJae Story's simplified retelling and Korean translation are original text written for learners.