Under Sealed Orders

Hiram Alfred CodyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 441K words
Chapters: 45

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.Under Sealed Orders by H. A. CodyAuthor: Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred), 1872-1948,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Sep 17, 2005

Editor's review

Under Sealed Orders is a novel by Canadian author H. A. Cody, available in the Project Gutenberg public-domain library. Cody often set his work against the coastal and rural life of Canada, and his fiction tends to focus on ordinary people making choices under moral pressure and community expectation; this novel continues that style, with attention to inner life and narrative tension. As an early twentieth-century English novel, its language is relatively plain and its pacing fairly traditional, making it suitable for readers who want to encounter Canadian English literature in the original or who enjoy public-domain fiction. The electronic edition is provided by Project Gutenberg as a freely available public resource, easy to open on a computer or e-reader at any time. It is best read as a popular novel bearing the marks of its era, with attention to its social assumptions and regional flavor, rather than judged by the fast pace of contemporary fiction.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who want to read Canadian English literature in the original and learn about Cody's style
Those interested in early twentieth-century popular fiction and its regional settings
Learners who need public-domain English e-books for extracurricular reading or language practice
Casual readers who enjoy traditional narrative and a slower pace

Not a good fit for

Readers used to fast-paced contemporary fiction with strong plot twists may find it slow
Beginners with weak English reading skills who need Chinese notes for support
Readers looking for systematic literary history research or a detailed author biography

Reading tips

Read through the first few chapters to get familiar with the characters and period before deciding on close or extensive reading.
Skip unfamiliar place names or dialect expressions at first, and return to them after grasping the main plot.
Read alongside historical and geographical material on Canada's coastal regions to strengthen the sense of setting.
If using it for language study, note three to five long sentences per chapter for structural analysis.

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This is the original English e-book provided by Project Gutenberg. It is in English with no Chinese translation, so readers need some English reading ability.

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It can serve as extensive reading material, but since it was written long ago, some expressions and vocabulary carry the flavor of their time. It is better for readers with some English foundation, used together with a dictionary.

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About the author

Hiram Alfred Cody Author · Canadian · 1872–1948

Hiram Alfred Cody (1872–1948) was a Canadian Anglican priest and novelist. Born in Codys, New Brunswick, in 1872, he was ordained in 1896. He spent five years as a missionary in Whitehorse, Yukon, and kept forty-three diaries there; this northern experience supplied material for his later writing. Cody published twenty-five novels in his lifetime, drawing largely on the northern wilderness, seafaring adventure and United Empire Loyalist pioneering. His representative works include The King's Arrow, The Fourth Watch, Glen of the High North and his Yukon tales, and his books are commonly classed as inspirational coming-of-age fiction. He became archdeacon of Saint John in 1927 and died there in 1948. Eleven of his works are held in this collection.