A Prelude

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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. A Prelude by Francis Sherman Author: , Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jun 2, 2013

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A Prelude is an English public-domain eBook released by Project Gutenberg and classified under American and Canadian literature. The records list Francis Sherman as the author but give no genre, length, or plot summary, so its literary value should not be overinterpreted. From the confirmable information, its significance lies mainly in accessibility: as a free electronic text, it offers readers studying late 19th- to early 20th-century English poetry or Canadian literature a low-cost primary text suitable for version comparison, excerpt citation, or classroom preparation. Note that public-domain eBooks usually lack modern editorial introductions, annotations, and author biographies, so readers must supplement the background themselves. If you are doing specialized research in English literature and need an easily accessible original text, this book can serve as a candidate; if you expect a guide edition with detailed analysis, you will need to find an academic edition instead.

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