The Last Supper

Hamm, T. D., 1905-1994Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.7

Word count: 3.3K words
Chapters: 1

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 Last Supper by T. D. HammAuthor: Hamm, T. D., 1905-1994,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Oct 28, 2009

Editor's review

The Last Supper is an English short work by T. D. Hamm (1905–1994), included in the Project Gutenberg public-domain e-book series and classified under American and Canadian literature. Reading it is like a brief narrative experiment: the length is limited, yet the reader must catch the situation and the turn within limited words. Freely distributed in digital form, this book is better treated as a research sample or extensive reading material rather than a work sought for weightiness. For English readers, it is a good subject for practicing short-form reading and observing how a narrative closes; for literary scholars, it can be placed in the context of twentieth-century English short fiction for comparison. Enter with a relaxed mind, and revisit the ending after finishing—it often yields more meaning than the first reading.

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English learners wanting to practice extensive reading with short original English texts
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Reading tips

Read through the first time without looking up words, to feel the overall rhythm and ending.
Do a close second reading, marking unfamiliar expressions and organizing them into vocabulary notes.
After reading, write a three-to-five-sentence English summary to check whether you grasped the core plot.

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Short in length and concentrated in structure, it is convenient to discuss fully in one class and suitable as material for English extensive reading or short fiction analysis. Teachers can supplement vocabulary lists and background notes according to students' level and design discussion questions around the ending and character motivation.

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About the author

Hamm, T. D., 1905-1994 Author · 1905–1994

T. D. Hamm (1905–1994) is an author about whom little biographical information survives; publicly available sources are limited, and his nationality, education, and professional career are not clearly documented. Two of his works are held in the collection, Native Son and The Last Supper. Judging from their titles and general appearance, these works may touch on themes of social reality and of religion or the end of life, though their exact genre and content cannot presently be confirmed. Lacking contemporary reviews, biographies, or scholarly studies, it is not yet possible to describe accurately his writing style, intellectual outlook, or actual influence on the literary world. What can be established is that Hamm's creative life spanned much of the twentieth century, that his output was small, and that attention from readers and researchers has been relatively limited, so that the direction of his interests can only be glimpsed through the two titles above. Further understanding of this author will depend on the discovery of more complete bibliographic information and original publication materials.