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Caribbee

Rating 3.6
Word count
934K words
Chapters
94

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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.Caribbee by Thomas HooverAuthor: Hoover, Thomas, 1941-,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Nov 14, 2010

Editor's review

Caribbee is a novel by Thomas Hoover set in the Caribbean, offered free to readers worldwide through Project Gutenberg. It continues Hoover's signature blend of historical and adventure narrative, placing its characters in the colonial-era Caribbean and weaving in seafaring, trade, family, and power struggles. As a public-domain eBook, its value lies not only in the story itself but in offering a low-cost entry point into the tradition of American popular fiction. Readers can use it to observe how late twentieth-century English-language popular novels handled historical settings and genre storytelling. The depictions of the maritime environment and port society are vivid, making it a light read for commutes or travel. Note that the Gutenberg edition is the original English text and requires some English reading proficiency; it is also a public-domain electronic text with plain formatting and few notes, so it is not suited to readers expecting a carefully edited print edition. It is best treated as a freely available sample of English-language genre fiction rather than as a historical research source.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • English-language readers who enjoy Caribbean historical settings and seafaring adventure
  • eBook users looking for free public-domain English novels
  • Readers interested in late twentieth-century American popular literary genres
  • Learners with some English proficiency who want to build reading volume through fiction

Not a good fit for

  • Readers who need a Chinese translation or bilingual edition
  • Researchers expecting rigorous historical accuracy and scholarly annotation
  • Readers who prefer carefully edited typography and a print reading experience

Reading tips

  1. Read the first two chapters to gauge whether the narrative pace and English difficulty suit you before committing to the whole book.
  2. Jot down character relationships and geographical clues as you read to help untangle the interwoven factions and plotlines.
  3. A timeline of Caribbean history can serve as background reference, though it need not be matched point by point to the story.
  4. Use the search function of the Gutenberg e-edition to revisit key passages, compensating for the lack of notes.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?
Caribbee is an English-language novel, released as an electronic text by Project Gutenberg; no Chinese translation is mentioned in the materials. Some English reading proficiency is required, so try a sample first to assess the difficulty.
What are the features of the Gutenberg edition?
The Gutenberg edition is a free public-domain eBook: low cost and easy to read on multiple devices, but with plain formatting and few notes rather than the standards of a carefully edited print book. It suits readers who mainly want the content.
Is this book suitable for learning English?
It can be used as extensive reading material, especially for learners with basic English who want to increase their fiction reading volume. However, it contains vocabulary related to history and seafaring, so keep a dictionary handy; it is not ideal as an intensive-reading textbook.

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About the author

Thomas Hoover Author · American · 1941

Thomas Hoover (1941– ) is an American novelist born in Texas, with a doctorate in chemistry. He worked for many years as an executive at an engineering technology company in New York before turning to full-time writing. His fiction spans two main areas: historical novels such as The Moghul and Caribbee, which depict broad historical settings, and technological thrillers such as Project Cyclops and Project Daedalus, which are notable for their scientific detail and tension-filled plots. He has also written works on Zen Buddhism, including The Zen Experience and Zen Culture, reflecting a lasting interest in Eastern thought. Nine of his works are held in the collection. Public information about him is limited, and the available account centers on these works rather than on personal biography.

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