Sisters Three

Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs., 1857-1917Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 331K words
Chapters: 34

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.Sisters Three by Mrs. George de Horne VaizeyAuthor: Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs., 1857-1917,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Apr 16, 2007

Editor's review

Sisters Three is an English novel by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey, released free through Project Gutenberg. Mrs. Vaizey was a British popular-fiction author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose works mostly center on family, marriage, and women's growth; the title alone shows that this novel revolves around three sisters, a typical domestic-life subject. Its value as reading lies not in any pioneering place in literary history but in offering a window onto the daily life, women's circumstances, and narrative tastes of middle-class families of the time; the language is plain and the plot moves clearly, making it suitable for light reading or as English-learning material. The Gutenberg edition is easy to search and excerpt at any time, but it has no introduction or notes, so readers must fill in the historical background themselves. If you are used to the fast pace and strong conflict of modern fiction, you may find it gentle and slow; if you enjoy old-style narratives with delicate relationships and a strong sense of life, you will read it comfortably. Read it in a relaxed mood and do not rush.

Who it's for

A good fit for

English-language readers who enjoy family themes and stories of women's growth
Self-learners who want to improve their English sense through light reading
Literature enthusiasts interested in late-nineteenth-century British popular fiction
Organizers who need free public-domain e-books for book-club selections

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced modern fiction
Readers who need scholarly notes and author research materials
Beginners with little patience for old-style narrative pacing

Reading tips

Read a chapter or two first to get a feel for the narrative pace, then decide whether to read straight through.
Note the three sisters' personalities and choices, and compare where their fates lead after finishing.
Mark unfamiliar expressions first and look them up after finishing a whole chapter, so as not to interrupt the reading.

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It can serve as extensive reading material, but it is an early-twentieth-century English novel, and some expressions and sentence patterns differ from contemporary English. Readers with intermediate English reading ability are advised to try it; when encountering new words, focus on understanding the plot rather than checking every word.

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Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs., 1857-1917 Author

Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey (1857–1917), born Jessie Bell Vaizey, was a British novelist active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was best known in her lifetime for popular novels about the growth of young girls and family life. Her works often centre on school stories, domestic routines, and emotional development, written in a gentle and cheerful style that suited the interests of juvenile readers. Twenty-three of her works are held here, including More about Pixie, Betty Trevor, The Heart of Una Sackville, A Houseful of Girls, Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story, An Unknown Lover, The Fortunes of the Farrells, and Flaming June. Her school stories are set in school life and show girls growing through friendship, study, and family duty, and were well received among young readers of the time. Because public information is limited, details of her life are difficult to describe fully, but her themes and style still reflect the face of women's popular fiction in that era.