No Surrender

E. Werner (Elisabeth Bürstenbinder)Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 668K words
Chapters: 67

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.No Surrender by E. WernerAuthor: Werner, E., 1838-1918,Language: English, Class: PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures, Release Date: Jan 28, 2011

Editor's review

The author of this novel, E. Werner, was a nineteenth-century German-language writer of popular literature whose works often revolve around family ethics and emotional conflict. As a free Project Gutenberg eBook, the book's greatest value lies in giving Chinese readers zero-cost access to a tradition of popular narrative in nineteenth-century German literature that the mainstream canon has overlooked, and in showing what readers of the time were actually reading. Readers should not expect the tight pacing of a modern novel, but should instead attend to the moral attitudes, class consciousness, and modes of emotional expression in the characters' dialogue, which are vivid material for understanding nineteenth-century European bourgeois culture. It is suitable as supplementary reading for courses in the history of foreign literature, or for readers interested in German literature, translation studies, and book history who wish to do textual and edition analysis. The electronic edition is convenient for searching and excerpting, but lacks modern annotations and an introductory essay, so readers must supply the author's biography and historical background themselves.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Students and scholars studying nineteenth-century German popular literature and bourgeois reading culture
Readers who need a free public-domain English text for translation practice or textual analysis
General readers interested in the tradition of the European family-ethics novel and sentimental narrative

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Readers who prefer fast-paced modern plots and strong narrative conflict
Beginners who need detailed annotations, an introduction, and a Chinese translation
Those unaccustomed to reading nineteenth-century English long sentences and old-fashioned expressions

Reading tips

First look up basic biographical information and a list of works for E. Werner to establish the historical coordinates before reading the text.
After each chapter, note the character relationships and points of moral conflict to grasp the narrative conventions of popular fiction.
Read alongside materials on nineteenth-century European social history, placing the fictional plot back in its historical context.
If using the book for translation practice, select dialogue passages for bilingual comparison, paying attention to converting old-fashioned expressions.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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About the author

E. Werner (Elisabeth Bürstenbinder) Author · German · 1838–1918

E. Werner, the pen name of Elisabeth Bürstenbinder (1838–1918), was a German novelist. She was born in Berlin in 1838 and died in Merano in 1918. In 1870 she attracted attention with her novel Hermann, and went on to write works such as Vineta, The Sacred Vow, and The Unconquerable. The library holds 19 of her works, including The Northern Light, The Sign of Flame, Vineta, the Phantom City, A Hero of the Pen, Danira, and the two volumes of Riven Bonds. Her works are often classified as inspirational coming-of-age fiction, and many have been translated into English. Public information about her life and writing career is limited, but it is clear that she excelled at long-form narrative, often centering on faith, personal growth, and fate, and that she gained some attention among German readers and through English translations.