Back to Julie

Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 12K words
Chapters: 2

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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.Back to Julie by Richard WilsonAuthor: Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: May 31, 2010

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Back to Julie is an English-language novel by Richard Wilson (1920–1987), available from Project Gutenberg and classified under American and Canadian literature. Taking "back to Julie" as its thread, it carries the narrative appeal of mid-twentieth-century genre fiction; it is short and serves as a good entry point for understanding the landscape of popular English-language fiction of that period. The Gutenberg edition is easy to open on electronic devices at any time, making it suitable for reading the original in spare moments and as extensive reading material for English learners, building vocabulary and language sense as the story unfolds. Note that this is the original English edition, and the available material provides no plot details or evaluative information; readers should approach the text with an open mind and without overly high expectations.

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Wilson, Richard, 1920-1987 Author

Richard Wilson (1920–1987) was a science fiction author active in the mid-twentieth century. Public information about his life and nationality is limited, and what can be confirmed consists mainly of the several works he left behind. Five of his titles are held in this collection: The Inhabited, Traveling Companion Wanted, Back to Julie, And Then the Town Took Off, and Double Take. Judging from these titles and their usual classification, his writing consists largely of science fiction and fantasy short stories or novellas, often drawing readers in with suspenseful, light-toned narratives that involve strange visitors, encounters while traveling, and peculiar transformations of a town and its surroundings. Although Wilson did not enter the central view of mainstream science fiction history, his works remain useful examples for studying the character of genre literature of his time.