Patrins

Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 299K words
Chapters: 30

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.Patrins by Louise Imogen GuineyAuthor: Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 22, 2018

Editor's review

Patrins is a collection of essays by Louise Imogen Guiney, released by Project Gutenberg as an English-language ebook. Guiney was an American poet and essayist whose prose often carries a warm, refined literary sensibility, dwelling on books and people, places and memory. The book suits readers who enjoy slow, savoring essays and the style of English prose from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, and it can also serve as an entry point into the tradition of American women's writing. The ebook is convenient for reading on the go and for searching, but public-domain texts usually lack modern editorial notes; where period names, places, or cultural allusions appear, readers must look them up themselves. Overall, it works best as a bedside or desk companion for leisurely reading, to be savored piece by piece rather than read continuously for plot.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy English essays and are willing to read slowly and savor the texture of the prose
Those interested in American literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Readers who care about the tradition of women's writing and want to broaden their reading horizons
Readers who need a public-domain English prose text for study or excerpting

Not a good fit for

Readers looking for tightly plotted, strongly story-driven works
Those with limited English reading ability who need modern annotations for support
Readers who prefer contemporary issues and fast-paced expression

Reading tips

Read it piece by piece, pausing briefly after each essay to savor its tone
Mark unfamiliar names and places as you go, then look them up together afterward
Read alongside Guiney's poetry to compare and appreciate the similarities and differences in her style
The ebook is well suited to excerpting favorite sentences and building your own essay notes

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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

What kind of book is Patrins?

According to the source, it is an English-language work by Louise Imogen Guiney classified under American and Canadian literature. Judging by the author and the title, it is a collection of essays and sketches meant for slow, savoring reading rather than plot-driven fiction.

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

The source shows this is an English-language ebook released by Project Gutenberg, with English as its language, and it does not mention a Chinese translation. Readers who need to read in Chinese may need to look for a translation separately or use supporting tools.

What should I keep in mind when reading the ebook?

Public-domain etexts generally present the original text and may lack modern annotations and introductions. If you encounter period names, places, or cultural allusions while reading, it is advisable to look up the background yourself so that your understanding is not hampered.

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Guiney, Louise Imogen, 1861-1920 Author

Louise Imogen Guiney (1861–1920) was an author known for both poetry and prose, with fifteen works held in this collection. Public information about her life is limited, and biographical details are difficult to verify, but the surviving titles show her interests spanning poetry, biographical portraits, and short stories. Poetry collections such as The White Sail, and Other Poems, Songs at the Start, and England and Yesterday: A Book of Short Poems display a compressed, restrained style steeped in classical and religious feeling. Her biographical works, Blessed Edmund Campion and Robert Emmet: A Survey of His Rebellion and of His Romance, reveal a sustained attention to Catholic martyrs and Irish historical figures. Lovers' Saint Ruth's, and Three Other Tales and Brownies and Bogles further show her experiments in short narrative and folklore. Overall, her writing combines literary craft with a sense of history and should appeal to readers interested in late nineteenth-century English poetry and biography.