H. R.

Lefevre, Edwin, 1871-1943Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 474K words
Chapters: 48

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.H. R. by Edwin LefevreAuthor: Lefevre, Edwin, 1871-1943,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Aug 1, 2010

Editor's review

Edwin Lefevre is best known for Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, and his writing excels at dramatizing finance and human nature. H. R. is a public-domain short story in the Project Gutenberg collection, catalogued under American literature and in English. Given the author's background, the work likely continues his observation of the business world, speculative psychology, or the predicaments of urban characters; it is short and serves as supplementary reading for understanding Lefevre's narrative style. It is not an investment guide but a literary work, and readers should approach it as fiction rather than as a finance textbook. For readers studying American popular literature and finance-themed writing from the late 19th to early 20th century, this text has some reference value; general readers can also use it to experience the rhythm and tone of American short stories of that era.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and want to read more of Lefevre's work
Students studying American finance-themed literature and popular fiction
English learners who need short public-domain English texts for extensive reading
Readers interested in American social life from the late 19th to early 20th century

Not a good fit for

Readers hoping for specific investment methods or trading strategies
Heavy fiction readers who prefer long works with complex plots
Beginners with limited English reading ability who need Chinese support

Reading tips

Read it as a short story, focusing on characters and dialogue rather than looking for investment advice
Read Lefevre's Reminiscences of a Stock Operator first to understand his style, then return to this piece
English learners can choose a passage for close reading and note expressions related to business and urban life

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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.

FAQ

Is H. R. an investment book?

No. It is a public-domain literary short story by Lefevre, classified under American literature. Although the author is known for finance-themed writing, this piece should be read as fiction, not as an investment guide or trading manual.

Do I need to read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator first?

Not necessarily. The two are independent texts, but knowing Lefevre's narrative style and financial background will make it easier to enter this piece's context. Not having read it does not affect understanding of the short story itself.

How difficult is the English?

The original is an English short story from the late 19th to early 20th century, with sentence patterns and vocabulary bearing the marks of the period. It is fairly accessible to intermediate and above readers, while beginners may need a dictionary. It is advisable to sample the first few paragraphs before deciding how to read it.

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About the author

Lefevre, Edwin, 1871-1943 Author

Edwin Lefevre (1871-1943) was an American financial writer active from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, known for his short stories and novels about Wall Street speculation and financial markets. Six of his works are included here: Wall Street Stories, The Golden Flood, The Last Penny, The Plunderers: A Novel, The Tipster, and H. R. These works draw largely on securities trading, speculative booms, and figures in financial circles; their plots are tight, and they dramatize the greed, calculation, and risk of the market in concise, vivid prose. Because public information is limited, details of his life and career cannot be confirmed, but the works above show that he knew Wall Street's operations and atmosphere well. His writing is representative of popular financial literature and offers lively material for understanding early American financial culture.