The Seventh Man

Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust)Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.3

Word count: 416K words
Chapters: 42

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 Seventh Man by Max BrandAuthor: Brand, Max, 1892-1944,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Sep 1, 1999

Editor's review

The Seventh Man is a Western novel by Max Brand (pen name of Frederick Faust) and a representative example of American popular fiction of its kind. Brand is known for brisk pacing and twisty plots; his West is gritty and dramatically charged, with characters often torn between duty and survival. This Project Gutenberg edition preserves the original English text. It serves as an accessible introduction to early twentieth-century American Western fiction and as supplementary reading for genre-fiction courses in English literature. Readers might attend to how the author handles violence, loyalty, and transformation of identity, and to how popular narrative shaped readers' imagination of the Western frontier. Because the book was written long ago, some of its gender and racial representations bear the marks of their era; read it critically, in literary and social-historical context, rather than as mere entertainment.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in Westerns and American popular literature
English majors using it as supplementary reading in genre-fiction courses
Readers seeking low-cost access to English originals through public-domain ebooks
Researchers studying early twentieth-century popular narrative

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting literary depth or modern narrative technique
Beginners whose English reading ability cannot yet handle the original's long sentences
Readers sensitive to outdated gender and racial representations

Reading tips

Read a chapter or two first to get a feel for the pacing before deciding whether to read the whole book.
Keep a notebook to track character relationships and the use of Western genre elements.
Read alongside an overview of American Western literary history to understand the genre context.
When you encounter clearly dated representations, flag them and evaluate them later in historical context.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

According to the Project Gutenberg record, this is an English-language original ebook, labeled as English, with no Chinese translation provided. Reading it requires some proficiency in English.

What kind of writer is Max Brand?

Max Brand was an early twentieth-century American popular-fiction writer, known for Westerns with tight plots and strong action. This book continues in his familiar Western vein and belongs to genre fiction.

What should I keep in mind when reading a public-domain ebook?

Public-domain books preserve the language and attitudes of their time and may contain expressions that seem objectionable today. Read it as a literary-historical document, attending to its narrative value while maintaining a critical understanding.

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About the author

Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust) Author · American · 1892–1944

Max Brand (1892–1944), whose real name was Frederick Schiller Faust, was an American writer of Western fiction. Best known by the pen name Max Brand, he produced a large number of popular novels, including The Garden of Eden, The Rangeland Avenger, The Night Horseman, Black Jack, The Untamed, Riders of the Silences, Alcatraz, and Bull Hunter; fifteen of his works are held in this collection. His stories are mostly set on the Western frontier, with tight plots and brisk pacing, focusing on how characters act and choose in dangerous situations. Beyond Western subjects, he also created the character Dr. Kildare. In 1944 he died in Italy while serving as a war correspondent. Public information on his early education and writing career is limited, but his many popular works circulated widely among readers of his time.