The Cup of Fury: A Novel of Cities and Shipyards

Rupert Raleigh HughesProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0
Word count
643K words
Chapters
65

Tags

English Originals Social Fiction Fate and FortuneLove EntanglementsHuman NatureSocial CritiqueSocial Observation

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.The Cup of Fury: A Novel of Cities and Shipyards by Rupert HughesAuthor: Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Oct 28, 2009

Editor's review

Rupert Hughes's novel is set against cities and shipyards, weaving together social tensions, labor relations, and individual fates amid industrialization, with the narrative temperament typical of early twentieth-century American fiction. Its appeal lies in the broad range of settings, from urban life to shipyard labor, through which readers can sense the author's observation and portrayal of the social fabric during an era of transformation. The pacing is fairly traditional, emphasizing character relationships and plot development, and it suits readers willing to immerse themselves in a longer work and appreciate an old-fashioned realist approach. As a public-domain ebook, it also offers readers studying American literature, industrial fiction, or early popular literature a freely accessible text. While reading, note how the author contrasts urban space with the labor site, and how the individual stands before a vast economic machine, which also offers a reference point for understanding later writing on similar themes.

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Reading tips

  1. Begin with the opening depiction of the city and shipyard setting, establish a sense of space, and then follow the character threads.
  2. Keep pen and paper handy to map the main characters' relationships and avoid confusion in the multi-strand narrative.
  3. Read alongside the background of early twentieth-century American industrialization to understand the novel's social conflicts.
  4. Readers of the English original can advance a fixed number of chapters each day, marking unfamiliar industrial terms to look up later.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this novel suitable for reading in the original English? The original is in English, in the literary prose of the early twentieth century, with fairly traditional syntax. Readers with some grounding in English can try the original and use a dictionary for industrial or nautical terms. If you only want to follow the story, you can first look for a Chinese excerpt or a guide.
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Do I need to know American industrial history before reading? Systematic study is not necessary, but a basic understanding of early twentieth-century American urban expansion and the development of heavy industries such as shipbuilding will make it easier to understand the novel's labor relations and the characters' situations. General readers can start directly with the plot and add background material later if interested.

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About the author

Rupert Raleigh Hughes Author · American · 1872–1956

Rupert Hughes (Hughes, Rupert, 1872–1956), born Rupert Raleigh Hughes, was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and music historian. Born in Lancaster, Missouri, he wrote more than fifty books over his lifetime, working across fiction, drama and music history. His novels range widely: In a Little Town and What Will People Say? A Novel portray small-town American life and manners, while The Cup of Fury: A Novel of Cities and Shipyards is a social novel set among cities and shipyards, and The Dozen from Lakerim was written for younger readers. In music history he wrote Contemporary American Composers and the two-volume The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, which recounts the lives and loves of musicians in an accessible style. Several of his novels were adapted into silent films, and his works also include a three-volume biography of George Washington.