Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers

Josephine ChaseProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.4
Word count
275K words
Chapters
28

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature Campus LifeHeroismGrowing UpLight ReadingYouthful VibeYouth Reading

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.Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers by Josephine ChaseAuthor: Chase, Josephine, -1931,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Jan 20, 2007

Editor's review

Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers is an installment in Josephine Chase's (d. 1931) series of juvenile fiction, made available as a free English ebook by Project Gutenberg. The work exemplifies early twentieth-century American adventure fiction for young readers: following Grace Harlowe and her companions on their overland ride, it carries the reader into the Kentucky mountain country and emphasizes courage, mutual aid, and resourcefulness in the wild. Its value lies not in complex psychological portraiture but in its clear period style and brisk adventure narrative, making it suitable as extensive reading material in English and for readers interested in early American juvenile series fiction as a subject of genre study. The descriptions of mountain settings and travel give readers a direct sense of how adventure stories of the era were told. It is best read within the context of the series, with attention to the continuity of character relationships and to the limitations of period attitudes.

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Reading tips

  1. Read earlier books in the series or learn the characters' backgrounds first to follow companion relationships and travel motives more easily.
  2. Use it as extensive reading material in English, reading one or two chapters at a fixed time each day; guess unfamiliar words from context before checking them.
  3. Pay attention to how mountain scenes and riding details are described, and keep notes on the techniques of genre fiction.
  4. After finishing, compare it with other juvenile adventure series of the same period to see similarities and differences in narrative conventions and period attitudes.

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Contents

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FAQ

Do I need to read other books in the series first? This is one volume in the Grace Harlowe series, and the main character relationships and some backstory carry over from earlier books. You can follow the main adventure by reading this book on its own, but reading earlier books in the series first makes the companions' rapport and background easier to understand.
What English level is it suitable for? The text is early twentieth-century English juvenile fiction. Sentence structures are not very complex, but it contains period vocabulary and regional expressions. It suits readers with intermediate English reading ability who are used to extensive reading of longer texts; beginners may prefer to use a dictionary alongside it or start with graded readers.
Does the ebook include illustrations or annotations? The Project Gutenberg catalog information does not state that this ebook includes illustrations or modern annotations, so readers should expect a plain-text reading experience. For an illustrated edition or background notes, look separately for early illustrated printings or related scholarly materials.

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About the author

Josephine Chase Author · American · 1878–1931

Josephine Chase (1878–1931) was an American writer of girls' fiction, born in Pennsylvania around 1878 and died in Philadelphia on February 8, 1931. Thirty-three of her works are held in this collection, including the "Marjorie Dean" school series, such as Marjorie Dean, College Senior and Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman, and the "Grace Harlowe" series, such as Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods and Grace Harlowe's Problem. Writing mainly under the pen name Jessie Graham Flower, she produced the twenty-seven-volume Grace Harlowe series (1910–1924), and also used pen names such as Pauline Lester. Her books center on school life, personal growth and outdoor adventures, with coherent plots and a bright, wholesome style; aimed at young readers, they are a representative strand of early twentieth-century American girls' reading. Public information is limited, and details of her life and the full range of her work remain to be further verified.