Daisy

Warner, Susan, 1819-1885Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.1

Word count: 645K words
Chapters: 65

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.Daisy by Susan WarnerAuthor: Warner, Susan, 1819-1885,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jan 31, 2009

Editor's review

Daisy is a work by the nineteenth-century American author Susan Warner, a public-domain title in American literature. Warner is known for domestic and coming-of-age themes, often focusing on a young woman's choices amid family relationships and moral tests; this book follows the same path, centering on the protagonist's everyday circumstances in a gentle tone that attends to subtle inner changes. Its value lies in offering a window onto nineteenth-century American popular fiction: the plot is not driven by strong dramatic conflict but attracts readers through the characters' conduct and emotional choices, bearing a distinct moral concern of its era. For today's readers it is both accessible original English reading and a historical source for understanding the coming-of-age narratives and domestic ideals of women at the time. As a reading context, it suits practice after one has started reading original English works, or slow reading in sections on quiet evenings. Note that its values and narrative pace belong to an older era, and readers should read with a historical eye.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers seeking original English fiction for reading practice who prefer gentle domestic themes
Researchers and enthusiasts interested in nineteenth-century American women's coming-of-age narratives
Readers who enjoy slow pacing and emphasis on characters' conduct and emotions

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer strong plots, fast pacing, and suspenseful conflict
Beginners with little experience reading original English who need sentence-by-sentence annotation
Readers hoping for modern values and discussion of contemporary issues

Reading tips

Read the first few chapters to establish the character relationships and period background, then proceed section by section without rushing.
Mark unfamiliar cultural details and keep reading; look them up together after finishing a chapter to avoid breaking the rhythm.
After finishing, write a short review comparing the book's moral concern with the coming-of-age stories you know from today.

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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.

FAQ

Is this book suitable for beginning to read original English?

It can serve as an advanced reader after the beginner stage. Sentences and vocabulary are generally not very difficult, but the narrative pace is slow and some knowledge of the period background is needed. Complete beginners should start with graded readers or bilingual editions before trying this book.

What type of story is the main plot?

It is a domestic and coming-of-age story, built around the protagonist's everyday circumstances, personal relationships, and moral choices. It advances through changes in the characters' emotions and conduct rather than strong external conflict or suspense.

What else is notable about the author Susan Warner?

She is known for domestic and young women's coming-of-age themes; her works emphasize characters' inner lives and moral tests in a gentle tone. Knowing this style helps readers adjust their expectations and enter the book by reading slowly rather than chasing the plot.

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Warner, Susan, 1819-1885 Author

Susan Warner (1819-1885) was a nineteenth-century American author known for inspirational coming-of-age fiction; her name and dates of birth and death appear in library catalog records. Public information about her is limited, and details of her life and education are difficult to establish with certainty, yet the library holds thirty-one of her works, which indicates a prolific and steady writing career. The Wide, Wide World is her best-known work, alongside Queechy, Diana, Nobody, Daisy, The End of a Coil, and Hills of the Shatemuc. Her fiction generally centers on young people's growth, family life, and moral trials, with a gentle and detailed style that emphasizes inner change and the formation of character. She found readers in the popular fiction market of her time and contributed to the later tradition of the coming-of-age novel.