No Pets Allowed

Cummings, M. A. (Monette A.), 1914-1999Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 7.1K words
Chapters: 1

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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.No Pets Allowed by M. A. CummingsAuthor: Cummings, M. A. (Monette A.), 1914-1999,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jun 17, 2009

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This work comes from the American writer M. A. Cummings, belongs to the category of American and Canadian literature, and is made freely available to readers worldwide through Project Gutenberg. As popular fiction from the first half of the twentieth century, it carries the narrative rhythm and character portrayal methods characteristic of its time, is of moderate length, and is suitable for entering the story in a relaxed frame of mind during commutes, afternoons, or before sleep. The Project Gutenberg e-edition gives this work, once circulated in print, a renewed chance to be read; readers can treat it as pure entertainment or use it to experience the language habits and plot design of early popular literature. For readers who want to understand the lineage of American popular fiction or accumulate extensive reading practice with English originals, this is an accessible entry point. It should be noted that the work was written relatively early, and its characters' ideas and modes of expression bear the stamp of their time; readers should maintain a historicized perspective and need not judge it harshly by present-day standards.

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Cummings, M. A. (Monette A.), 1914-1999 Author · 1914–1999

M. A. Cummings (Monette A. Cummings, 1914–1999) is an author about whom relatively limited biographical information is available, and little public material can currently be found. According to library records, only one work by this author is known, namely No Pets Allowed. Judging from the title, the work most likely deals with restrictions on keeping pets or related regulations, and may be aimed at general readers, discussing everyday pet-related topics in an accessible way. Because biographical material is lacking, his nationality, educational background, professional career, and the details of his writing life cannot be confirmed, nor is it possible to judge the reach of this work at the time. The available information only shows that he was an author who left a small amount of writing in the twentieth century, and that his work is somewhat readable because of its close-to-life subject matter. A fuller understanding of the author and his work awaits further public information.