Spring Days

Moore, George, 1852-1933Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 525K words
Chapters: 53

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.Spring Days by George MooreAuthor: Moore, George, 1852-1933,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jul 1, 2004

Editor's review

George Moore was a significant novelist in the Irish Literary Revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Spring Days belongs to the lighter strand of his work. Presented in the original English, the book is moderate in length, leisurely in pace, and marked by the period's diction and rural atmosphere; it is a good entry point for understanding Moore's fiction and Edwardian English prose. As a public-domain e-book it is freely and easily available, suited to reading in short bursts on commutes or before bed. Readers are advised to notice shifts of tone in dialogue and the narrator's restrained touch, which distinguish Moore from the sentimental writers of his day. Since the text has no notes, first-time readers may proceed with a dictionary or a bilingual edition and need not finish it in one sitting; taking it chapter by chapter makes the verbal pleasures easier to appreciate.

Who it's for

A good fit for

English-language readers who want low-cost access to original Irish literature
Literature lovers interested in late-nineteenth-century English rural fiction
Learners who need public-domain English texts for close reading or language training

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer a Chinese translation and do not wish to deal with the English original
Readers of genre fiction who prefer strong plots and fast pacing

Reading tips

Read one chapter first to feel the rhythm of the language, then go back and mark unfamiliar words and long sentences
Work through it paragraph by paragraph with an English-Chinese dictionary or a bilingual edition to avoid giving up midway
Map the characters as they appear and sum up each chapter in one sentence

About the publisher

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

Is this book suitable for English beginners?

Not really for complete beginners. The original is early-twentieth-century English prose, with period features in syntax and vocabulary that require some vocabulary and the ability to handle long sentences. Intermediate learners and above can manage with a dictionary, but it is best to start with short chapters and not worry about speed.

Why are there no Chinese notes in the book?

The book comes from Project Gutenberg and is a public-domain e-book that aims to preserve the original text, so it usually has no translation notes or introduction. Readers can use a dictionary, a bilingual edition, or a guide alongside it, which also makes the text better suited to independent close reading.

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About the author

Moore, George, 1852-1933 Author

George Moore (1852–1933) was an Irish writer. The library holds 17 of his works, commonly classified under inspirational and personal growth. His major works include the novels Esther Waters, Evelyn Innes and A Mummer's Wife, the short-story collection The Untilled Field, and such books as Confessions of a Young Man, Memoirs of My Dead Life and The Brook Kerith. His fiction tends to focus on the emotional, marital and personal struggles of ordinary people, written with delicate restraint and a realistic attention to inner life; his autobiographical works candidly recall his own experiences and literary acquaintances. Moore occupies a place in the transition of Irish literature from the Victorian tradition toward modernism, and his work has influenced later writers. Public information is limited, and the above is a brief overview based only on the works held in the library.