Grania, The Story of an Island vol. 1.2

Lawless, Emily, 1845-1913Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.2
Word count
237K words
Chapters
24

Tags

English Originals Fate and FortuneFamily SecretLove EntanglementsIsland IsolationMulti-volume StoryIsland LifeIrish Setting

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.Grania, The Story of an Island; vol. 1/2 by Emily LawlessAuthor: Lawless, Emily, 1845-1913,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 9, 2018

Editor's review

This is one volume of the two-volume novel Grania, The Story of an Island by the Irish author Emily Lawless, released free by Project Gutenberg. Set against island life on Ireland's west coast, the work centers on the growth and fate of the heroine Grania, with strong local color and detailed descriptions of the island's natural environment. Lawless was an Irish writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose works often concern life in western Ireland and women's circumstances; this book offers Chinese readers a concrete example of the Irish regional novel tradition. As a public-domain e-book, its advantages are free access and an English-language original, a lower barrier than minority-language works; its shortcomings are the lack of introduction and annotations, so island place names and dialect expressions may require readers to look them up. It suits readers interested in Irish literature and sea and island themes who are willing to read slowly and attentively, but not readers seeking tight plots or full academic support.

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Reading tips

  1. Learn about the geography and history of Ireland's western islands before starting the text.
  2. Mark place names and dialect expressions while reading and look them up in batches to avoid constantly interrupting the pace.
  3. Read volume by volume, reviewing changes in the heroine's circumstances after each part.
  4. Use overviews of Irish regional literature to help understand the work's historical context.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this a complete story or one volume? This is one volume of the two-volume Grania, The Story of an Island, not the complete work. Before reading, find out how to obtain the other volume and read them in order to fully grasp the heroine's fate and the whole story.
How difficult is the English? Is it suitable for non-native readers? The original is in English, generally in the literary narrative style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with long sentences and some island place names and local expressions. Readers with upper-intermediate to advanced English can attempt it, preferably with a dictionary and background materials; beginners will find it quite difficult.
What is missing from the Gutenberg edition? The Gutenberg edition is a free public-domain e-book, usually without introduction, annotations, or translator's notes, and plainly typeset. Readers need to supply the author's background and knowledge of Irish history and island geography themselves; otherwise some passages and place names may be hard to fully understand.

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About the author

Lawless, Emily, 1845-1913 Author

Emily Lawless (1845–1913) was an Irish writer known for her fiction and historical writing. Her works are largely concerned with Ireland: The Story of Ireland presents Irish history in a narrative form, while the novel Grania, The Story of an Island is set against island life and portrays local customs and the fates of its characters. The library also holds volume editions of that novel, as well as A Garden Diary, September 1899—September 1900, a diary-form record of everyday observation written with delicate attention to detail. Overall, Lawless's writing combines a sense of history with a strong sense of place, and is plain in style and attentive to detail. Public information about her life and education is limited; what can be confirmed at present is chiefly the works listed above and the five titles held in the library.