Henry Brocken

Walter de la MareProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.9

Word count: 196K words
Chapters: 20

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.Henry Brocken by Walter De la MareAuthor: De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 21, 2005

Editor's review

Henry Brocken is a novel by the English writer Walter de la Mare, released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain English ebook. De la Mare is known for poetry and fantasy literature, and this work also shows a clear imaginative and atmospheric quality, making it suitable for readers who want to understand his fiction. As a public-domain text, its advantages are free access and easy searching; it works well as supplementary reading for an author-focused unit in an English literature course, and also suits readers who enjoy classical fantasy and want to dip in and out on an e-reader. Note that this edition is the original English text and usually lacks a modern introduction and notes, and its language carries the marks of its period; readers expecting a tightly plotted modern story or a Chinese translation may find it less smooth. It is advisable to sample the opening first and get a feel for the style and pacing before deciding how deeply to read.

Who it's for

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Readers interested in Walter de la Mare and his fantasy writing
Students of English literature who need public-domain original texts as supplementary reading
Readers who enjoy classical atmosphere and imaginative narrative and can handle the English original
Research-oriented readers accustomed to searching and annotating ebooks

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Readers who read only Chinese translations and are unwilling to read the English original
Beginners who need modern notes and an introduction to enter the text
Readers who prefer realistic subjects or strongly plotted, fast-paced fiction

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Sample the first chapter to get a feel for the language and narrative pacing, then decide whether to read it through or select key chapters.
While reading, pay attention to scene description and atmosphere, and take brief notes to grasp the author's style.
It helps to learn about de la Mare's poetry and fantasy background first, then return to this book for a fuller understanding.
Use the ebook search function to track characters and places, reducing obstacles caused by period language.

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About the author

Walter de la Mare Author · British · 1873–1956

Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) was a British poet and novelist. He was born in Charlton, Kent, in 1873 and died in Twickenham in 1956. He worked for an oil company for nearly twenty years and wrote in his spare time; in 1902 he published Songs of Childhood under a pen name. His poetry, represented by The Listeners and Other Poems and Peacock Pie, is musical in language and skilled at creating mysterious, delicate atmospheres, while his fiction and short stories often deal with supernatural themes in a restrained, thought-provoking style. In 1921 Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and in 1947 he received the Carnegie Medal. Besides poetry and fiction, he wrote children's books such as The Three Mulla-mulgars. Eleven of his works are held in the collection, covering poetry, novels, and fairy tales, showing that his writing spans both adult and children's literature and has influenced later English fantasy writing and children's poetry.