Country Luck

Habberton, John, 1842-1921Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 363K words
Chapters: 37

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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.Country Luck by John HabbertonAuthor: Habberton, John, 1842-1921,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 2, 2016

Editor's review

Country Luck is a work of American literature by John Habberton, now available as a free eBook from Project Gutenberg. A nineteenth-century American novel, it carries the narrative perspective and language of rural life in that era and offers reference value to readers studying the American literary tradition or seeking insight into the social conditions of the time. As the earliest provider of free eBooks, Project Gutenberg makes this edition easy to obtain and read on a variety of devices. The book suits readers interested in classic American literature as supplementary reading, and researchers or students in need of a free original English text. Readers are advised to understand its narrative features in the broader context of nineteenth-century American literature rather than judge it by the pace of modern fiction. Overall, it is a lesser-known work worth the attention of literature enthusiasts, its value lying more in the convenience of access and its place in literary history.

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Habberton, John, 1842-1921 Author

John Habberton (1842–1921) was an American author whose biographical details remain limited in publicly available sources; he is known mainly for his children's literature and popular fiction. The library holds twelve of his works, including his best-known book Helen's Babies, as well as Romance of California Life, The Barton Experiment, Country Luck, All He Knew: A Story, Trif and Trixy, and The Worst Boy in Town. These titles suggest that his writing often centers on family life, children's speech and behavior, and the amusing episodes of growing up, with a light, humorous tone that captures childhood innocence and mischief, while occasionally touching on California local color and social experiments. Helen's Babies is the most widely circulated among them. This Chinese introduction is based only on library facts and general public knowledge, without further speculation about his life.