Hetty Gray

Rosa Mulholland (Lady Gilbert)Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.9

Word count: 284K words
Chapters: 29

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.Hetty Gray by Rosa M. GilbertAuthor: Gilbert, Rosa M. (Rosa Mulholland), 1841-1921,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Apr 4, 2005

Editor's review

Hetty Gray is a work of juvenile literature by Rosa M. Gilbert (Rosa Mulholland), made available as a free eBook by Project Gutenberg. As a nineteenth-century juvenile belles lettres, its value lies in presenting the narrative style and moral concerns of Victorian English children's literature, and it is suitable as background reading for those interested in early English juvenile fiction. Moderate in length and difficulty, it serves as a sample of the popular children's literature of the period and as an original text for English learners to encounter older narrative style. Note that it is a public-domain eBook without a modern introduction or notes, so readers should bring their own background knowledge. It rewards slow reading in a quiet setting; taking notes on character relationships and period usage will deepen one's sense of the text's historical texture.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers studying nineteenth-century English children's literature
English learners who want to read public-domain originals
Readers interested in Victorian popular narrative
Those who need free electronic texts for reading practice

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer fast-paced contemporary fiction
Beginners who need detailed notes and introductions
Readers impatient with old-fashioned English

Reading tips

Read a chapter first to get a feel for the style, then decide between close and casual reading
Keep a notebook on character relationships and unfamiliar expressions
Reading alongside background material on nineteenth-century British society helps
Use the eBook's search function to revisit key passages

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Is this book suitable for English beginners?

Not really for those with no foundation or only elementary English. The text is nineteenth-century English with period sentence patterns and vocabulary, and the public-domain eBook has no notes or glossary. Readers at intermediate level or above who are willing to use a dictionary will fare better.

Why is there no modern introduction?

The book is published by Project Gutenberg, a public-domain eBook project that mainly provides the original text and usually adds no modern editorial introduction, notes, or commentary. Readers must supply background material themselves.

What kind of work is this book?

According to its classification, it belongs to juvenile belles lettres—a narrative work within nineteenth-century English children's literature, suitable as a sample of the juvenile reading of the period.

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About the author

Rosa Mulholland (Lady Gilbert) Author · Irish · 1841–1921

Rosa M. Gilbert (née Rosa Mulholland, 1841–1921) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright born in Belfast. Her literary career began when Dickens published her work in his periodical, and over the following fifty years she published more than forty novels, often depicting women's experiences and Irish social issues. W. B. Yeats selected her work for a representative collection of Irish fiction, and she is regarded as a figure of the early Irish literary revival. In 1891 she married the historian John Gilbert. The library holds three of her works: The Late Miss Hollingford, Hetty Gray, and Terry Or, She ought to have been a Boy. Public information is limited, and details of her life and the classification of her works remain incomplete, yet the available record shows her place in Irish literary history and the scope of her sustained output.