Brave and True

Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 78K words
Chapters: 8

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.Brave and True by George Manville FennAuthor: Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: May 4, 2007

Editor's review

Brave and True is a work of juvenile literature by George Manville Fenn, available as a free eBook from Project Gutenberg. Fenn was a prolific 19th-century British author known for adventure and school-life settings, telling stories of boys growing in courage and character. This is the original English edition, and its language carries the narrative style of the Victorian era; the plot centers on the choices boys make when facing difficulties and conveys the values of integrity, perseverance, and responsibility. As a public-domain eBook, it works well as English reading material, letting readers meet 19th-century English expression in story form while experiencing the narrative rhythm of classic juvenile literature. There is no need to read fast; pay attention to dialogue and psychological description, and sense how that era understood "brave" and "true." It suits parents reading and discussing with children, and also suits readers studying juvenile literature or changes in English who want to dip in at leisure.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Parents looking for classic English coming-of-age reading for children
Learners who want to improve English reading through original stories
General readers interested in 19th-century British juvenile literature
English teachers who need public-domain eBooks as teaching material

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting modern fast-paced adventure plots
Beginners with weak English who cannot yet read original English novels
Readers who want detailed notes or a Chinese translation

Reading tips

Read one chapter first to feel the narrative rhythm, then look up new words, avoiding stopping at every word.
When reading with children, discuss after each chapter why the protagonist chose to be brave or honest.
Use the plain-text version from Project Gutenberg and adjust the font size on an e-device.
After finishing a complete story unit, write three English sentences summarizing the plot and your response.

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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.

FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is the original English edition, a public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg, with no Chinese translation. It suits readers with some English reading ability, or as English material for parent-child reading.

What is Project Gutenberg?

Project Gutenberg was an early provider of free eBooks, founded by Michael Hart in 1971. It digitizes books that have entered the public domain for readers to read free of charge, and this book is one of its titles.

Do I need to know the author's background to read this book?

No. This is a standalone juvenile story; you can read it directly. To deepen your understanding, you might briefly learn the common themes of 19th-century British juvenile literature, such as school life, adventure, and character education.

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Fenn, George Manville, 1831-1909 Author

George Manville Fenn (1831–1909) was a British author whose biographical details remain limited in publicly available sources. The library holds 127 of his works, including The Little Skipper: A Son of a Sailor, The Silver Canyon: A Tale of the Western Plains, and Sappers and Miners: The Flood beneath the Sea. Most center on youthful growth and adventure, often set at sea, in mining districts, or on the western plains. He also wrote such biographical work as George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life. His writing emphasizes plot momentum and the shaping of character in young readers, and is commonly classified as inspirational coming-of-age fiction, holding a place in the tradition of juvenile adventure novels.