£19,000

Delannoy, BurfordProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.4

Word count: 295K words
Chapters: 30

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.£19,000 by Burford DelannoyAuthor: Delannoy, Burford,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jan 12, 2011

Editor's review

Burford Delannoy's £19,000 puts a specific sum before the reader from the title, hinting that money will be a key driver of the narrative. The available information classifies it as English literature and notes that it is published as a public-domain e-book by Project Gutenberg, meaning readers can access at low cost an English novel little discussed in the Chinese-speaking world. Its value for reading lies not in whether it belongs to the canon but in offering a sample of how early popular narrative handled money, desire, and human fate. The story most likely unfolds around the chain reactions set off by a sum of money, and readers can note how the author uses dialogue and scenes to build suspense. It suits light practice in reading English originals and readers interested in money-driven stories in public-domain fiction. If you expect deep psychological portrayal or complex structure, it may feel closer to popular fiction; but as a volume that shows the diversity of the Gutenberg library, it has its place.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers looking for light English original fiction to practice reading
Readers interested in the theme of money and fate in public-domain literature
Readers who enjoy popular narrative and suspense-driven stories
People who need samples from the Gutenberg library for textual or edition research

Not a good fit for

Serious readers seeking the depth and complexity of literary classics
Readers who need a Chinese translation or detailed background notes
Readers impatient with the style of early popular fiction

Reading tips

Read the title and opening first to see how the money thread is introduced, then decide your reading pace.
Keep brief notes on how characters regard the money and watch their motives shift.
As English extensive reading material, set a fixed amount each day and do not get stuck on rare words.
After finishing, compare it with other public-domain popular novels to see similarities and differences in narrative formulas.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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What is this book mainly about, and is it suitable for beginning to read English originals?

From the available information, we can only confirm that it is a public-domain novel in the English literature category and that the title refers to a sum of nineteen thousand pounds. Its length and difficulty are unknown, but as a Gutenberg e-book it is suitable as an attempt at extensive reading in English; if the opening is dense with unfamiliar words, focus first on following the plot rather than looking up every word.

What background information is there on the author Burford Delannoy?

The input only provides the author's name and the work's classification; there is no information on his life, sales, or awards, so his biography should not be supplied. Readers may regard him as an English novelist little discussed in Chinese-language materials and focus on the reading experience of the text itself.

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Delannoy, Burford Author

Burford Delannoy is an author about whom little is publicly known; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and writing career are not clearly documented. Judging from the two works held in the collection, Prince Charlie and £19,000, he wrote narrative fiction built on dramatic conflict: one title points to a character, while the other takes a specific sum of money as its subject, suggesting plots driven by money, adventure, or turns of fate. Such popular storytelling generally appeals to general readers through tight plotting and vivid characters rather than literary experimentation. Delannoy's style thus appears plot-driven, emphasizing readability and suspense. Though these two works cannot fully map his output, they preserve a small corner of the popular narrative tradition of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.