The Yellow Typhoon

MacGrath, Harold, 1871-1932Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 300K words
Chapters: 31

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 Yellow Typhoon by Harold MacGrathAuthor: MacGrath, Harold, 1871-1932,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 8, 2018

Editor's review

The Yellow Typhoon is an English novel by Harold MacGrath, belonging to the American and Canadian literature category. MacGrath was active in the early twentieth century, and his works are mostly plot-driven, skilled at weaving suspense and adventure. The title's "yellow typhoon" itself carries an air of unease and mystery, suggesting the story may revolve around some crisis or exotic event. As a free Project Gutenberg ebook, readers can obtain the original at no cost; it suits those who want to encounter early English popular fiction and understand the landscape of early twentieth-century American popular literature. Reading it offers both the narrative rhythm of that era and the entertainment value of early genre fiction. For readers studying popular literature or practicing English reading, this is original material of moderate length and relatively plain language. Approach it with an interest in the era's background and narrative techniques rather than expecting profound literary experimentation.

Who it's for

A good fit for

English learners who want to read early English novels for free
Readers interested in early twentieth-century American popular literature
Literature lovers who need original English material for reading practice
Students and researchers studying genre-fiction narrative techniques

Not a good fit for

Readers unaccustomed to reading English originals
Those expecting profound social critique or modern literary technique
General readers who only want to read Chinese translations

Reading tips

Read the first two or three chapters to get used to the author's rhythm and way of introducing characters
Keep a vocabulary notebook for period expressions and slang that recur
Read alongside other MacGrath works to observe his narrative formulas
After finishing, revisit how the title resonates with the plot to appreciate the naming choice

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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.

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Is this book in Chinese or English?

The book is in original English, released by Project Gutenberg as a free ebook. Readers need some English reading ability. Those with weaker English can use dictionaries or bilingual comparison tools.

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Project Gutenberg is the first provider of free ebooks, founded by Michael Hart in 1971, with the idea that ebooks and related technologies should continue to benefit the public. This book is released by it and belongs to the public domain.

What are the characteristics of MacGrath's novels?

Harold MacGrath (1871–1932) was an American popular novelist whose works are known for adventure, suspense, and plot twists. This book continues his popular narrative style and is suitable as a sample of early twentieth-century American popular reading taste.

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MacGrath, Harold, 1871-1932 Author

Harold MacGrath (1871–1932) was an American novelist known for tightly plotted, adventure-filled popular fiction. His stories often feature princesses, royal courts, and mistaken identities, moving at a brisk pace with strong dramatic and romantic flavor suited to a broad readership. The library holds twenty-two of his works, including The Goose Girl, The Princess Elopes, Arms and the Woman, Hearts and Masks, The Puppet Crown, The Adventures of Kathlyn, The Best Man, and The Drums of Jeopardy; even the titles suggest his taste for exotic settings, suspense, and adventure. Because public information is limited, details of his life cannot be given in depth, but his works were popular with readers in the early twentieth century, and some were adapted into early films, showing his influence in popular storytelling.