Open That Door!

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 152K words
Chapters: 16

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.Open That Door! by R. Sturgis IngersollAuthor: ,Language: English, Class: Z: Bibliography, Library science, Release Date: Jun 13, 2014

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This is an English-language work in the Project Gutenberg collection, authored by R. Sturgis Ingersoll and classified under Z (Bibliography and Library Science). The available information suggests it is more a text connected to books, book collecting, or the world of documents than a popular novel. For Chinese readers, its value lies in offering a sample of how an early e-book project organized and archived English-language documents, and it also works as supplementary reading for understanding public-domain book resources and library science classification. One should not expect plot progression when reading it, but rather treat it as documentary material: note its genre, writing context, and bibliographic significance, and understand its raison d'être in light of Project Gutenberg's tradition of free e-books. It suits short reading sessions in a quiet setting, or parallel reading alongside materials on library science and publishing history. Since the text is in English and information about its length is limited, it is advisable to sample the opening first to confirm whether the language difficulty and genre meet expectations before deciding on close reading or browsing.

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According to the available information, it is classified under Z, bibliography and library science, and is by R. Sturgis Ingersoll; it is not popular fiction driven by plot. The safer approach is to treat it as English-language documentary material, try the opening to determine its genre, and then decide how to read it.

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