Once Upon A Planet

Allerton, J. J.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 32K words
Chapters: 4

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.Once Upon A Planet by J. J. AllertonAuthor: Allerton, J. J.,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jun 12, 2010

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Once Upon A Planet is an English literary work by J. J. Allerton, digitized and included in the Project Gutenberg collection under the category of American and Canadian literature. Project Gutenberg was founded by Michael Hart in 1971 and is the earliest provider of free e-books; this book, as one of its public-domain texts, gives readers free access to early English literature. Judging from the title, the work has an imaginative flavor, but the available material provides no specific plot, so readers must leaf through it themselves to judge. It is suitable as English extensive reading material and also for readers interested in public-domain e-books and the preservation of English literature. It is recommended to try it with a relaxed attitude, focusing on the language and narrative itself without insisting on plot progression; if used for study, it can be combined with vocabulary notes and paragraph retelling.

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Allerton, J. J. Author

J. J. Allerton is an author about whom very little public information is currently available. The library holds only one work under this name, Once Upon A Planet. His full English name, nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background and writing career are not provided in the existing records, so it is difficult to sketch the outlines of his life. As far as the known information goes, only the title of this work and the author attribution can be confirmed; the book's subject matter, style and reader reception likewise lack verifiable documentation. For an author with so little information, readers would do better to treat the name as an attribution still to be investigated rather than to fill in a life story based on conjecture. Should more bibliographic or biographical material emerge in the future, it may become possible to clarify the genre and literary standing of Once Upon A Planet, but for now the honest statement is this: public information is limited and not yet sufficient for a complete author profile.