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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Literature lovers who want to encounter original English novels at low cost
- Readers interested in popular English fiction of the first half of the twentieth century
- Learners who need English extensive reading material and want to build up reading volume
- Readers who enjoy delicate emotional description and narratives of human relationships
Not a good fit for
- Beginner English readers who need detailed notes and introductions
- Readers who prefer fast-paced, plot-heavy fiction and lack patience for slow-burn narrative
- Readers who want a Chinese translation or a bilingual edition
Reading tips
- Read a chapter or two first to gauge the language difficulty and narrative pace, then decide whether to read closely or extensively.
- Keep a vocabulary notebook and record recurring emotional vocabulary and conversational expressions.
- After finishing, map the main characters' relationships and emotional turning points to check your grasp of the plot.
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About the author
Robert Hichens (1864–1950) was a British novelist, with 28 of his works held in this collection. Public information about him is limited, and details of his life are difficult to verify, but his writings offer a sense of his literary range. His best-known novel, The Garden of Allah, is set against an exotic desert landscape and blends romance with religious reflection; The Green Carnation became known for its thinly veiled portrayal of Oscar Wilde and the aestheticist circle around him. He also wrote novels such as The Woman with the Fan, The Dweller on the Threshold, Bella Donna, The Figure in the Mirage and The Call of the Blood, as well as a travel book on the Near East, The Near East: Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople. His work often draws on foreign settings, social manners and psychological suspense, with carefully developed plots that combine popular readability with the tastes of their time, earning him a place in early twentieth-century British popular fiction.
