When Love Calls

Weyman, Stanley John, 1855-1928Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.2

Word count: 161K words
Chapters: 17

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.When Love Calls by Stanley John WeymanAuthor: Weyman, Stanley John, 1855-1928,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 20, 2012

Editor's review

This is an English novel by Stanley John Weyman, a work of popular historical romance among public-domain ebooks. Weyman was known for historical adventure and romance, and the title "When Love Calls" signals emotional choice as a central thread, with characters and conflicts unfolding against a specific historical and social setting. For readers who want a sense of English popular fiction from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, such works offer a window onto the narrative tastes and reader expectations of the time: the plot moves briskly and character relationships are clear, making it suitable as light classic reading. The electronic edition is easy to carry and read, and reading chapter by chapter on a commute or before bed is effortless. Note that it is a genre novel of its era, with characterization and plotting shaped by the conventions of the time; it may be read as a piece of literary and social history, attending both to the story and to how that era told tales of love and duty.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy classic English popular fiction and historical romance
Those who want to understand the narrative character of late nineteenth-century English popular literature
Readers who need light English public-domain books for daily reading practice
Readers interested in themes of emotion and duty against a historical backdrop

Not a good fit for

Serious literary readers seeking modern psychological depth or experimental narrative
Readers who prefer a Chinese translation and are not used to the English original
Readers sensitive to the conventions of period genre fiction

Reading tips

Proceed chapter by chapter, one or two a day, to keep the plot连贯.
Watch how characters choose between love and duty, and note key turning points as you go.
Learn more about the publishing context of late nineteenth-century English popular fiction as background.
When encountering unfamiliar English expressions, skip them first and revisit after finishing the chapter.

About the publisher

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.

FAQ

What kind of novel is this?

It is an English popular historical romance, centered on emotional choice and character relationships, with a clear historical setting. The plot moves briskly and relationships are clear, making it suitable as light classic genre reading rather than serious modern psychological fiction.

Do I need to know the author's other works first?

No. The book can be read independently and does not depend on prior knowledge of the author's other works. If you enjoy the narrative style, you can then seek out Weyman's other historical adventure and romance works.

How difficult is the English, and is it good for reading practice?

As English popular fiction from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, the language is generally plain, though there are period expressions and longer sentences. Readers with some English foundation can read it chapter by chapter, skipping unfamiliar expressions first and revisiting after finishing the chapter; it is fairly suitable for daily reading practice.

Is this book suitable for book club discussion?

Yes, but better for a relaxed book club. Discussion can focus on characters' choices between love and duty, how the historical background drives the plot, and the narrative conventions of genre fiction; for stronger thematic debate, pair it with other texts.

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About the author

Weyman, Stanley John, 1855-1928 Author

Stanley John Weyman (1855–1928) was a British writer of historical novels, known for vivid scenes and tightly plotted adventure romances. Thirty of his works are held in this collection, mostly set in sixteenth- to eighteenth-century France and England and often involving religious wars, court intrigue and chivalric adventure. His representative novel A Gentleman of France, cast as the memoirs of Gaston de Bonne, is joined by Under the Red Robe, Shrewsbury, The Wild Geese and For the Cause, which likewise follow characters caught in historical upheaval. His fiction is notable for atmosphere and narrative pace; it found readers in its day and influenced later English historical adventure fiction. Because public information is limited, his early life and education are not discussed here.