The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 990, December 17, 1898

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.0

Word count: 115K words
Chapters: 12

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 Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 990, December 17, 1898 by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Dec 30, 2015

Editor's review

This is the 990th issue of volume XX of The Girl's Own Paper, published on December 17, 1898: a weekly aimed at girls and young women in the late Victorian period. Its value lies not in literary canonicity but in social and everyday history: readers can see the column layout, stories and essays, craft and household guidance, and reader interaction of the time, and sense the era's expectations and discipline for girls' upbringing. As a complete issue it preserves advertisements, illustration captions, and the rhythm of its columns, making it useful material for the history of women, childhood, publishing, and English reading. Read it as a slice of its era rather than a continuous narrative, and distinguish fiction from life advice. Some views will seem conservative or even uncomfortable to modern readers and should be read critically. Project Gutenberg provides a free electronic text, convenient for searching and citation, suitable for classroom excerpts, paper examples, and extensive English reading.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Scholars and students of late Victorian women's and children's history
Researchers of late 19th-century English periodicals and publishing history
Readers who want to improve their English through original periodicals
Readers interested in old-era daily life details and craft columns

Not a good fit for

General readers expecting a complete novel or continuous plot
Those sensitive to or discomforted by old-era gender views
Beginners needing modern annotation and introduction

Reading tips

Read the table of contents and column notes first, then choose one story and one piece of life advice to read in comparison
Extract advertisements and reader letters separately as notes for social history
Guess unfamiliar words from context first, then check them together to keep reading rhythm
Compare with other women's periodicals of the same period to compare column design and values

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FAQ

Is this issue a complete book or one issue of a periodical?

It is the 990th issue of volume XX of The Girl's Own Paper, one issue of a weekly, containing multiple columns and short pieces rather than a complete novel. Read it by its periodical columns and do not look for a main thread running through the whole book.

How difficult is the English, and is it suitable for learning English?

The text is late 19th-century English with period features in syntax and wording. Some columns are fairly simple, while stories and argumentative passages are moderately difficult. It suits readers with some foundation who want contact with historical material, but is not recommended as zero-beginner material.

Will the views in the book seem outdated today?

There are clear outdated aspects, especially on gender roles and standards of behavior. Read it as historical material and attend to its social context rather than treating it as a modern life guide.

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About the author

Various Author

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