Dorian

Christian Nephi AndersonProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 268K words
Chapters: 27

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.Dorian by Nephi AndersonAuthor: Anderson, Nephi, 1865-1923,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jun 1, 2004

Editor's review

Dorian is a novel by Nephi Anderson (1865–1923), classified under American and Canadian literature and released free in English by Project Gutenberg. As the earliest provider of free eBooks, Project Gutenberg pioneered electronic books through Michael Hart in 1971—a background that gives this volume significance beyond reading as an artifact of early digital publishing. The work itself is moderate in length with a complete narrative, making it a suitable introduction to American popular fiction of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and a useful supplementary source for readers studying literature with a Mormon background. Readers are advised to first acquaint themselves with the author's era and regional culture before entering the plot, so as to better appreciate the social attitudes behind the characters' choices. The electronic edition is convenient for searching and excerpting, suited to reading in segments during commutes or spare moments, but it should not be approached as a tightly plotted suspense or genre novel.

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Literature enthusiasts interested in early twentieth-century American popular fiction
Readers seeking English public-domain books for language practice or textual analysis
Researchers interested in literature with a Mormon cultural background
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Readers expecting a strongly plotted, fast-paced genre novel
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Beginners needing a Chinese translation or detailed annotations

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Read one chapter first to feel the rhythm of the language, then decide whether to read closely or skim
Note character relationships while reading to avoid confusing roles due to cultural distance
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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Is this book in Chinese or English?

The information shows the book's language is English, with an electronic edition released by Project Gutenberg. Chinese readers need some English reading ability, or should use dictionaries and aids; no Chinese translation is mentioned in the available information.

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Project Gutenberg is the earliest project providing free eBooks, founded by Michael Hart in 1971 with the idea of letting books circulate freely in electronic form. This book is one of the public-domain eBooks it has released.

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The author Nephi Anderson was closely connected with American Mormon culture, and the work may involve related ideas. Some basic background helps in understanding the characters' motives, but systematic study is unnecessary—a brief introduction before reading will suffice.

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About the author

Christian Nephi Anderson Author · American · 1865–1923

Nephi Anderson (1865–1923), born Christian Nephi Anderson, was a Norwegian-American author. He was born in 1865 in Christiania, Norway (now Oslo), moved with his family to Utah in the United States at an early age, and died in Salt Lake City in 1923. He was the best-known novelist of the "home literature" period of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, writing ten novels in all. His best-known work, Added Upon (1898), circulated very widely during his lifetime; his other works include Dorian, The Story of Chester Lawrence, and A Young Folks' History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His books, often classed as inspirational and coming-of-age writing, centre on faith, family and moral growth in a plain, earnest style.