The Time Mirror

South, Clark, 1915-1992Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 100K words
Chapters: 10

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 Time Mirror by Clark SouthAuthor: South, Clark, 1915-1992,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jun 3, 2010

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The Time Mirror is an English-language novel by Clark South (1915–1992), classified under American and Canadian literature, and released free by Project Gutenberg. As the earliest institution to offer free ebooks, Project Gutenberg traces its origins to founder Michael Hart, who pioneered ebooks in 1971—a background that makes this book an accessible sample in the early history of electronic reading. The work itself is not long, making it suitable as introductory material for reading in the original English and convenient for studying the generic interests of mid-twentieth-century American popular literature. For readers who want to understand how public-domain ebook resources are organized and accessed, this book is also a practical starting point. When reading, one may place it in the context of "old-style magazine fiction," focusing on its narrative rhythm and period imprints rather than measuring it by the standards of contemporary full-length novels.

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The original book is in English, released free as an ebook by Project Gutenberg, and classified under American and Canadian literature. Available information does not indicate a Chinese translation, so readers need some English reading ability.

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South, Clark, 1915-1992 Author · 1915–1992

Clark South (1915–1992) was an English-language author of the twentieth century whose life and creative background remain quite limited in publicly available sources. Only one of his works is held in the collection, The Time Mirror, which, judging from its title and common categorisation, appears to be a narrative with fantastical elements, possibly touching on themes such as time, mirrors, or parallel worlds. Owing to the lack of reliable biographical material, his nationality, education, writing career, and literary standing cannot be confirmed, nor should they be speculated upon. On the available evidence, South is better regarded as a minor author remembered for a single work, whose value lies chiefly in the imagination and readability of The Time Mirror itself. For researchers and readers alike, the safer approach is to return to a close reading of the text and examine its conception and style from within, rather than supplying unsupported biographical details about the author.