Disowned

Endersby, Victor A., 1891-1988Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 44K words
Chapters: 5

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.Disowned by Victor A. EndersbyAuthor: Endersby, Victor A., 1891-1988,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 12, 2009

Editor's review

Disowned is a novel by Victor A. Endersby, brought back into circulation through Project Gutenberg's digitization. The author was born in 1891, and his work bears the common features of American popular fiction from the first half of the twentieth century. The book is classified under American and Canadian literature, indicating that it is a work of fictional narrative rather than historical source material. For today's readers, its main value lies in its textual accessibility and its significance as a sample of literary history: it offers a window into the subject choices, character development, and narrative pacing of popular fiction of that era, and it also serves as material for reading practice with public-domain texts. Note that the available information provides no plot summary, so readers should not assume any specific story content before reading; at the same time, the author and the work should be understood within their historical context, and judged not by contemporary standards alone. It is suitable as extended reading for enthusiasts of literary history, rather than as a first choice for readers seeking fast-paced, plot-driven fiction.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in American popular fiction from the first half of the twentieth century
Enthusiasts studying public-domain literary texts and publishing history
Learners who need original English-language novels for extensive reading practice
Readers who enjoy observing shifts in period attitudes through old novels

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting contemporary fast-paced, plot-driven fiction
Those with weak English foundations who need a Chinese translation
Readers interested only in classic masterpieces, with limited interest in popular works

Reading tips

Read the opening chapters first to gauge the narrative pace, then decide between close reading and extensive reading
Keep track of character relationships and period language to better understand the expressive habits of old novels
Compare with other American novels of the same period to observe shared themes and styles
When reading extensively in English, don't verify every word; grasp the plot direction first, then revisit the details

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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.

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What story does this book tell?

The available information only identifies it as a work of American literary fiction and provides no plot summary, so the specific story content cannot be confirmed. It is recommended to read the opening of the original text directly, or to consult the work description on its Gutenberg page before deciding whether to read further.

Why recommend this kind of old public-domain novel?

Old public-domain novels are direct samples for observing the narrative habits and attitudes of a particular era, with low reading cost and easy access. For enthusiasts of literary history and extensive readers of English, they offer a popular perspective different from that of classic masterpieces.

Do I need to know about the author before reading?

The information only shows the author's dates as 1891–1988 and provides no further biographical details. There is no need to rely on the author's biography when reading; focus first on the text itself and understand the work within the context of American literature in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Endersby, Victor A., 1891-1988 Author

Victor A. Endersby (1891–1988) is an author about whom very little biographical information survives; publicly available sources are limited, and his nationality, education, and professional career are not clearly documented. What can be confirmed is that he was born in 1891 and died in 1988, and that he left only a small number of works. Our collection holds just one of them, Disowned. Judging from this surviving work, Endersby's writing leans toward narrative and centers on his characters' circumstances and sense of belonging, while the title itself hints at themes of denial and severance. Because biographical material is scarce, scholars and readers have only a limited picture of his work as a whole; his writing survives mainly as a single text and has not yet attracted systematic study. For today's readers, he is a minor author to be approached cautiously through the few traces available.