On Patrol

John Graham BowerProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 72K words
Chapters: 8

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.On Patrol by John Graham BowerAuthor: Bower, John Graham, 1886-1940,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jan 29, 2013

Editor's review

On Patrol is an English literary work by John Graham Bower, in the public domain and classified under English language and literature. Judging from the title and the author's literary category, the work unfolds around patrol, a scene that carries both everyday routine and tension; its length and format suit it as short or serialized English reading material. Public-domain e-books offer easy access and complete texts, making this a lightweight choice for readers who wish to broaden their reading in English literature. Note that the available information provides no plot summary or specific genre details, so readers should not presume it is war reportage or an adventure novel; enter the text with an open mind and read the opening to judge the narrative perspective and tone. For readers studying early twentieth-century English popular literature, this book can serve as a marginal reference text; for general readers, it is more like a low-threshold exercise in reading original English.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Intermediate to advanced English learners who wish to broaden their reading in English literature
Readers interested in early twentieth-century English popular fiction
Those who need short English texts for daily reading practice
Readers who collect public-domain e-books and follow lesser-known English texts

Not a good fit for

Readers whose English is still at beginner level and who need annotated support
Readers hoping for war reportage or military history
Readers who prefer the pace and strong plotting of contemporary fiction

Reading tips

Read the first one or two sections to judge the narrative perspective and style, then decide whether to read through or select passages.
Use it as daily English reading practice: read one short section at a time and note new words and expressions.
After finishing, look up background on the author and work to fill in the historical context beyond the text.
If the plot moves slowly, read the dialogue-heavy passages first, then return to the narrative sections.

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 war reportage?

The available information only identifies it as an English literary work classified under language and literature; it does not state that it is war reportage. The word patrol in the title may invite that association, but readers should not assume it; read the opening to judge the actual genre and content.

Can someone with average English read this book?

This is an original English text with no annotations. Beginners will find it difficult; intermediate and advanced learners can use it as extensive reading material. When you meet unfamiliar words, guess first and look them up afterward—keeping the reading fluent matters more.

Why is there no content summary in the information?

The book comes from a public-domain e-book project, and the available information gives only metadata such as author, language, category, and release date, with no plot summary. The recommendations are therefore based only on verifiable information and do not speculate about specific plot details.

Is this book suitable for classroom use?

It can serve as supplementary material for extensive reading in English literature or for reading lesser-known texts, but because it lacks ready-made annotations and background notes, teachers will need to prepare their own introduction and vocabulary list. If the course aims at systematic literary history, it is better used alongside more mainstream selections.

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About the author

John Graham Bower Author · British · 1886–1940

John Graham Bower (1886–1940) was a commander in the British Royal Navy, born in Weenenberg, South Africa. During the First World War he served in and commanded submarines, and this firsthand experience became an important foundation for his later writing. After the war he wrote under the pen name "Klaxon." His best-known work, The Story of Our Submarines (1919), gives a systematic account of the wartime operations and daily life of the British submarine service and remains a valuable primary narrative for understanding early submarine warfare. His other works, including On Patrol and H.M.S. ----, likewise center on naval and submarine operations, in a practical, detail-oriented style. In 1932 he married the children's author Barbara Euphan Todd. Public information on his early education and full biography is limited.