Rebellion

Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-1946Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 338K words
Chapters: 34

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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.Rebellion by Joseph Medill PattersonAuthor: Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-1946,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jan 28, 2018

Editor's review

Rebellion is an English-language literary work by Joseph Medill Patterson, now available as a free eBook from Project Gutenberg. As a work of early American literature, it bears the clear marks of its era: the narrative is direct, and its themes involve rebellion and conflict. It will appeal to readers interested in American society and literary context in the early twentieth century. The Project Gutenberg edition is convenient to read on electronic devices and also serves as a primary source for research on public-domain texts. Readers are advised to consider the author's historical background when interpreting the positions and expressions in the work. Given the limited available material, readers should not expect detailed annotations or an introduction; it is better treated as a freely accessible literary text for understanding the thematic interests and linguistic style of American fiction of that period. Overall, this is a niche work suited to broadening one's reading horizons and experiencing the features of early English narrative.

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Readers interested in early American literature and public-domain texts
English learners seeking free English eBooks for extensive reading
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Read through the full text first to grasp the plot, then return to sort out character relationships and conflict threads.
Note unfamiliar vocabulary and questions about the historical background as you read, and look them up afterward.
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Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-1946 Author

Joseph Medill Patterson (1879–1946) was an American journalist and writer active from the late nineteenth to the first half of the twentieth century; public information about him is limited. The library holds only one of his works, Rebellion. Judging from its subject matter, Patterson's writing focuses on the tension between social order and individual defiance, with a direct tone, realistic narration, and the concise style and observant eye characteristic of a newspaperman. His writing reflects his background in the press; though his output was small, it left some impression on readers of his time and offers a useful sample for studying American social thought and popular writing of that era. Because biographical materials are scattered, his education, posts, and specific experiences cannot be verified and are not speculated upon here; a full assessment of his literary standing awaits further historical research.