The Eve of All-Hallows Or, Adelaide of Tyrconnel, v. 3 of 3

Matthew Weld HartstongeProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3

Word count: 200K words
Chapters: 20

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 Eve of All-Hallows; Or, Adelaide of Tyrconnel, v. 3 of 3 by HartstongeAuthor: Hartstonge, Matthew Weld, 1773?-,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Nov 23, 2013

Editor's review

This is the third volume of the three-volume The Eve of All-Hallows; Or, Adelaide of Tyrconnel, an old English literary work digitized by Project Gutenberg. Judging by the title and volume number, it is the concluding part of a long novel with Gothic atmosphere and historical background, where the characters' fates and plot threads converge. For readers studying late eighteenth- to early nineteenth-century English popular fiction, the Gothic tradition, or Irish-themed narrative, this volume has documentary value; general readers should note that it is the final volume of a series, and reading it alone will lack the groundwork of what came before. The electronic edition is easy to search for characters and keywords, making it suitable as supplementary material for a literary history course or for textual collation by bibliographers and edition scholars. It is best to confirm the contents of the first two volumes first, to avoid gaps in the plot.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars and students of Gothic fiction or eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English popular literature
Advanced literary readers interested in novels with an Irish historical background
Textual and documentary researchers who need to collate public-domain texts

Not a good fit for

General fiction readers hoping to start with a single book, since the first two volumes are missing
Readers who prefer contemporary fast-paced narrative and have limited patience for old-fashioned prose

Reading tips

Be sure to finish volumes one and two before starting this one, or characters and plot will be hard to follow.
Record the cast of characters and key events as you read, to keep track of the threads through the old-fashioned long sentences.
Use background material on Gothic fiction and Irish themes to understand the work's period context.

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FAQ

Can I read only the third volume?

Not advisable. This is the concluding volume of a three-volume work; the characters and main conflicts are developed in the first two volumes, and reading it alone leaves large gaps in the story, making the plot hard to follow.

Is this a Gothic novel?

Judging by clues such as All-Hallows and Tyrconnel in the title, the work has a Gothic atmosphere and a historical background, but its specific style must be judged from the full text. It is best read in the context of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English popular fiction.

Is the electronic edition suitable for academic citation?

The Project Gutenberg edition can be used for general reading and textual collation, but academic citation should note the source and edition information, and where possible the text should be checked against an authoritative print or scholarly edition.

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About the author

Matthew Weld Hartstonge Author · Irish · 1773–1834

Matthew Weld Hartstonge (1773–1834) was an Irish poet and lawyer, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, who corresponded with Scott and Edgeworth. Public information about him is limited, and few details of his life survive; his output was not large, and three of his works are held in this collection. He published a volume of poetry and is best known for the three-volume historical romance The Eve of All-Hallows, whose full title is The Eve of All-Hallows; or, Adelaide of Tyrconnel. Drawing on history, the work combines romance with a Gothic atmosphere, reflecting both his poet's sensibility and his narrative interests; his correspondence with Scott and Edgeworth also shows his ties to the literary circles of his day.