The Erratic Flame

Ysabel De TeresaProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 499K words
Chapters: 50

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 Erratic Flame by Ysabel De TeresaAuthor: De Teresa, Ysabel,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: May 31, 2014

Editor's review

This is an English literary work in the Project Gutenberg collection, classified under American and Canadian literature, indicating it is intended for adult readers rather than children. Published in an earlier era and digitized by volunteers for free access, reading it is akin to literary archaeology: readers can observe the narrative tone, sentence patterns, and thematic concerns of early English fiction or poetry. Information on the work's length and genre is limited, but precisely for this reason it suits extensive reading, allowing readers to experience the rhythm of old-style English texts without expectations. For readers studying the genealogy of American literature or interested in the features of English writing around the twentieth century, this book offers a low-cost sample available at any time. Lacking modern annotations and introductions, it requires readers to sort out characters and plot threads themselves, and is best used with dictionary tools and background materials.

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Why is there no specific plot summary in the introduction?

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Ysabel De Teresa Author

Ysabel De Teresa is an author about whom little public information is currently available. Only one work by her is held in the collection, The Erratic Flame. Because details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and common subject categories are not recorded, it is difficult to trace her creative development in full; from the existing catalogue, however, this work is the main entry point for understanding her writing. The title combines "erratic," suggesting irregularity or unpredictability, with "flame," pointing to fire—a pairing that hints at elusive passion, turbulent emotion, or some unstable force, and suggests a work of a literary nature. On the available evidence, the author has not yet established a widely documented influence, and readers may wish to begin with this work, attending to its language and imagery while watching for further materials and titles.