Much Ado About Something

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Word count: 381K words
Chapters: 39

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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.Much Ado About Something by C. E. LawrenceAuthor: ,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: May 18, 2016

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This is C. E. Lawrence's Much Ado About Something, released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain English-literature ebook. The title clearly echoes Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing, but the author and content are not Shakespeare's original; the actual plot must be judged from the text, as the metadata provides no detailed synopsis. As an early electronic text, its value lies more in the accessibility of public-domain documents and the preservation of English literary texts than in contemporary editorial work. Readers interested in Project Gutenberg catalogues, popular English literature, or title intertextuality may treat it as a lightweight textual sample; those expecting a full plot guide or scholarly commentary will need to supplement it themselves. Begin by browsing the contents and opening to judge style and length, then decide whether to read closely or skim.

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