One Day

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 277K words
Chapters: 28

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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. One Day by Elinor Glyn. Author: , Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Oct 18, 2004

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This work is one of the public-domain English novels released early by Project Gutenberg, written by Elinor Glyn and classified under PR (English literature). For contemporary readers, its value lies first at the documentary and bibliographic level: as a public-domain text digitized as early as 2004, it preserves the formatting and metadata conventions of early ebooks, making it a useful sample for readers studying the history of ebooks and the circulation of public-domain books. As for the text itself, it is a full-length English novel written in the English of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, with a narrative pace and diction noticeably distant from contemporary fiction; it suits readers extending their reading in English literature rather than beginners. In terms of reading setting, it is better read on a computer or tablet with dictionary tools at hand, and is also suitable for thematic browsing by readers interested in early popular English fiction and the tradition of women's writing. Note that this edition is released by Project Gutenberg without a modern introduction or annotations, so readers must supplement the background knowledge themselves.

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It can serve as extended reading material for long-form English reading, but the language belongs to an earlier period of English, with sentence patterns and diction distant from contemporary English, so it is not suitable as an introductory English reader. It is recommended for readers with some foundation in long-form reading, together with dictionary tools.

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