More Tish

Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.5

Word count: 309K words
Chapters: 31

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.More Tish by Mary Roberts RinehartAuthor: Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Nov 17, 2006

Editor's review

More Tish continues Mary Roberts Rinehart's light, humorous "Tish" series, centering on a vividly drawn, boldly acting middle-aged woman and her friends and family in everyday adventures and life episodes. Rinehart excels at portraying characters through gentle irony and nuanced dialogue, letting readers, with an amused smile, feel ordinary people's rebellion against a mediocre life. As a public-domain e-book, it is easy to obtain and suited to fragmented reading time such as commutes or before sleep, and also serves as a lightweight sample for understanding early twentieth-century American popular literature and images of women. Note that the work was born in a particular era, and some social views and modes of expression bear the marks of their time; readers should view them with historical perspective. Overall, it is not a heavy, profound masterpiece but a light, witty, and warmly human reading diversion.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy light, humorous classic Western short stories
Readers interested in early twentieth-century American images of women and popular literature
People seeking a relaxed reading experience in fragmented time
Newcomers to Rinehart's work via public-domain e-books

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting serious social critique or profound thought
Readers who prefer strong plots and suspense or mystery mainlines
Readers impatient with older values and narrative pacing

Reading tips

Read one or two pieces first to sense the characters and narrative rhythm before deciding whether to read through.
Use it as bedtime or commute reading; finish one complete segment each time without chasing speed.
Pay attention to dialogue and character interaction while reading—this is the main source of the author's humor.
Do a little background reading on early twentieth-century American society to help understand the era's context.

About the publisher

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 this book suitable for readers who haven't read the previous works?

Yes. The Tish series pieces are relatively independent, and character relationships emerge naturally in the stories. Still, knowing the protagonist's basic personality setup first makes it easier to enter the situation.

What language is the book in, and how difficult is it?

The book is in the original English, in a fairly colloquial style with short sentences. Readers with intermediate English reading ability can finish it smoothly with a dictionary; the difficulty is not high.

Is the style consistent with the author's other works?

It is consistent with the light, humorous tone of Rinehart's Tish series, focusing on fun in daily life and character personality rather than the suspenseful, tense vein of some of her other works.

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About the author

Rinehart, Mary Roberts, 1876-1958 Author

Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) was an American author known for her detective fiction and humorous sketches. The library holds 29 of her works, including The Circular Staircase, The Man in Lower Ten, A Poor Wise Man, The After House, Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions, Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front, Tenting To-night, and The Confession. Her detective novels often unfold through female narrators and build suspense from everyday details, creating tension without losing a sense of humor; they have influenced later mystery and detective writing. Public information is limited, so no biographical details are conjectured here, and readers may come to know her narrative style and themes through the works listed above.