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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Scholars or students studying nineteenth-century American children's and juvenile literature
- Readers interested in public-domain English classics who wish to read the original texts free of charge
- Literature enthusiasts wanting to understand the narrative style and moral themes of early juvenile fiction
Not a good fit for
- Contemporary young readers seeking fast-paced plots and modern narrative techniques
- Beginners whose English reading ability is not yet sufficient for nineteenth-century English texts
- Classroom users seeking detailed annotations or study guides
Reading tips
- First read quickly to grasp the overall story framework, then go back and read closely the passages that embody the values of the era.
- Read alongside histories of children's literature, noting how moral instruction and coming-of-age themes are expressed.
- When encountering obstacles in nineteenth-century vocabulary or syntax, skip the details for now and follow the characters and main plot.
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About the author
Susan Blagge Caldwell Samuels (Samuels, S. B. C., born 1848) is an English-language author about whom public information is limited; details of her death and life remain incomplete in the available sources. Her known work is Eric, and one title by her is held in the collection. On the basis of the available information, she wrote narrative works, with the subject matter and style suggested by the title Eric, though the limited sources make it difficult to confirm the full range of her writing or her literary standing. Her name often appears in bibliographic records in abbreviated form, which adds to the difficulty of research and biographical verification. Overall, she is a nineteenth-century writer with a small body of work who awaits further historical investigation, and Eric serves as the main clue to her writing.
