By Blow and Kiss: The Love Story of a Man with a Bad Name.

Boyd Cable (pseudonym of Ernest Andrew Ewart)Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0
Word count
471K words
Chapters
48

Tags

English Originals Romance Fiction Suspense ThrillerLegendary LivesAdventure JourneyFate and FortuneLove EntanglementsHeroismHeartwarming NarrativePopular NarrativeVictorian Era

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.By Blow and Kiss: The Love Story of a Man with a Bad Name. by Boyd CableAuthor: Cable, Boyd, 1878-1943,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Apr 20, 2015

Editor's review

This novel uses "a bad name" as its point of entry, telling how a man bearing a stigma navigates love and fate. It belongs to the vein of early twentieth-century English popular fiction: the narrative moves briskly, the emotional thread is tightly focused, and the characters' predicaments bear clear marks of their era. For today's readers its value lies not in complex technique but in offering a window onto the conflict between old-fashioned moral judgment and personal dignity: how a person labeled by society strives for the right to be understood and loved. Project Gutenberg's free electronic edition is easy to search and carry, making it a useful supplementary read for understanding the English romance novel of this period. While reading, note how "reputation" is repeatedly constructed in dialogue and narration, and how the love story serves the function of moral defense.

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Reading tips

  1. Read through the plot first, then revisit the passages where "a bad name" is mentioned and trace how its meaning shifts.
  2. Mark the dialogue between the hero and heroine separately and observe how love is used as moral defense.
  3. Use the Project Gutenberg e-edition to jot down unfamiliar words, combining language study with reading.
  4. After finishing, write a short review comparing the book's view of reputation with today's public-opinion environment.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in the original English, and how difficult is it to read? Yes, it is in the original English: an early twentieth-century popular novel with fairly simple sentence structures, though occasional old-fashioned expressions and period terms appear. Readers with intermediate English can get through it with a dictionary, focusing on plot and character relationships rather than parsing every word.
What does "a bad name" refer to in the book? Judging from the title and synopsis, it refers to the negative judgment imposed on the protagonist by others; the specific reasons must be confirmed in the text. While reading, note who assigns this label, on what grounds, and how it affects his relationships with others—this is key to understanding the book's emotional conflict.
Is this book suitable as material for literary research? It can serve as a sample of English popular romance fiction of the period for discussing the links between reputation, morality, and love narrative. But it is not itself a scholarly work and lacks notes and introduction; research use should be supplemented with literary histories and criticism.

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About the author

Boyd Cable (pseudonym of Ernest Andrew Ewart) Author · 1878–1943

Boyd Cable (1878–1943) was the pen name of the writer Ernest Andrew Ewart. Born in India to Scottish parents, he later moved to Australia and served in South Africa. After the outbreak of the First World War he enlisted and went to the European front, winning fame with novels drawn from his trench experiences, including Between the Lines, Action Front, and Grapes of Wrath, and became one of the most popular war writers of the period. His work focuses on soldiers' daily life, combat, and psychology at the front, with a realistic style and a strong sense of firsthand battlefield observation. His true identity became widely known only after his death. Public information on his early education and postwar life is limited.