Silver Links

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 128K words
Chapters: 13

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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. Silver Links by W. L. Mason. Author: , Language: English, Class: LD: Education: Individual institutions: United States, Release Date: Mar 13, 2010

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Silver Links is an English-language work in Project Gutenberg's free eBook library. Its author is W. L. Mason, and according to the classification given in the record it falls under education in the United States, specifically individual institutions; its length and format are presented as they appear in the original Gutenberg electronic text. Its value lies chiefly in ease of access: readers can read this old work concerning an educational institution without charge, making it suitable as supplementary material for research on the history of American education or institutional history, and suitable for casual reading by those interested in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century English-language educational documents. Note that this is not a popular reader: its narrative interest and readability are limited, and the Gutenberg version preserves original layout and wording without modern annotation. The most appropriate use is for reference alongside other materials on educational history, or as a sample in work on digital humanities or the curation of public-domain books; those seeking light stories should not choose it.

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