The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2

Sir Horatio Gilbert George ParkerProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.4
Word count
239K words
Chapters
24

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English Originals Foreign Literature Social ObservationPortrait GalleryFate and FortuneComplex HumanityPatriotismSlow ReadingPopular NarrativeColonial ContextCross-Cultural ViewModern China

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 Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Volume 2 by ParkerAuthor: Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Aug 1, 2004

Editor's review

This is Volume 2 of Gilbert Parker's The Weavers series, whose subtitle indicates a story spanning England and Egypt some fifty years earlier—an English-language historical novel with a dual setting, freely released as an ebook by Project Gutenberg. Parker habitually interweaves family fortunes, social change, and foreign experience; building on the characters and events of Volume 1, this volume further develops the parallel plots in England and Egypt, with its evocation of period atmosphere and social relations as a highlight. As a middle volume, it is better read as part of the whole than as a standalone entry point. Readers can observe how English popular fiction since the nineteenth century handled themes of home and abroad, industrial society and colonial experience. The original is in English and dates from an early period, so its pacing and attitudes bear the marks of their time.

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Reading tips

  1. Read Volume 1 first and map the main characters against the parallel plots in the two settings
  2. Read in blocks by location, tracking the England and Egypt sections separately
  3. When encountering old-fashioned long sentences, grasp the main clause first, then revisit the modifiers to keep reading flowing
  4. After finishing, revisit the subtitle to appreciate the significance of the time span in the title

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Contents

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FAQ

Can Volume 2 of The Weavers be read on its own? Not recommended. This volume continues the characters and events of Volume 1, and the dual-setting narrative indicated by the subtitle is set up in the earlier book; without that context, character motives and plot turns can feel abrupt. Best read in series order.
Is there a Chinese translation of this book? The source material shows only the English ebook released by Project Gutenberg and mentions no Chinese translation. Readers wanting a Chinese edition should look up publication information separately; this entry makes no guarantee.
What does “fifty years ago” in the title refer to? The subtitle indicates the story is set in England and Egypt about fifty years before the book's publication, a historical-period setting. The exact historical period should be judged from the narrative itself; the source material gives no further detail.

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About the author

Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker Author · Canadian · 1862–1932

Sir Horatio Gilbert George Parker (1862–1932), known as Gilbert Parker, was a Canadian author and politician. Born in Ontario, he worked as a teacher and journalist before settling in London. He is known for novels depicting the lives of French Canadians, notably Pierre and His People and The Seats of the Mighty, the latter held in the library as a complete edition and in several volumes. From 1900 to 1918 he served as a Member of the British House of Commons, making him one of the few Canadian-born figures to achieve distinction in both literature and politics. His works often draw on Canadian history and French-Canadian society, with romantic narrative and attention to character and local setting. The library holds 134 of his works; classification information is limited, as are public records of the details of his writing.