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Wanderfoot

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Word count
585K words
Chapters
59

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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.Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship) by Cynthia StockleyAuthor: ,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Jun 22, 2012

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Wanderfoot is an English novel by Cynthia Stockley, subtitled "The Ship of Dreams," made available as a free ebook by Project Gutenberg. The available information only identifies it as English literature and provides no plot or critical assessment, so its contents should not be described speculatively. In terms of edition, its value lies mainly in preserving an early English popular novel in a legal, free electronic form, making it easy for readers and researchers to search, cite, and compare texts. As reading material, it is best suited to extensive reading of English literary works in the original, or for those interested in the scope of Project Gutenberg's catalogue. Readers are advised to sample the opening chapters to judge whether the style and subject suit their taste before deciding to read it through or in excerpts; they should not approach it with specific plot expectations, nor treat it as a scholarly edition with collation and annotations.

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Contents

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