Cap and Gown

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 177K words
Chapters: 18

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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.Cap and Gown by Frederic Lawrence KnowlesAuthor: ,Language: English, Class: PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections, Release Date: Jan 1, 2004

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Cap and Gown is an anthology compiled by Frederic Lawrence Knowles, belonging to the Language and Literatures category (Class PN) and presented in English. Judging from the edition information, it is one of the free electronic texts long offered by Project Gutenberg, carrying the original mission of promoting public reading that Gutenberg has upheld since 1971. Its distinctive value lies not in a place on bestseller lists but in its membership in the early ebook ecosystem, giving readers zero-cost access to the tradition of early twentieth-century English literary anthologies. The title itself suggests campus, graduation, and youth themes, making it a suitable entry point for understanding the tastes of English poetry or prose selections from that period. For readers interested in the spread of public-domain electronic texts or in the history of English literary anthologies, this small book offers a light and concrete sample. It need not be read for narrative continuity; it works better as a collection to dip into, savoring the editorial atmosphere of old-style anthologies in spare moments.

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Is this book a complete long work?

No. It is an anthology-type text under the Language and Literatures category, closer to a collection of short selections, suited to fragmentary reading rather than following a plot from beginning to end.

What English level is needed to read this book?

The text is in English and was written early, with sentence patterns and vocabulary bearing the marks of its time. Readers with intermediate or higher English reading ability who can tolerate some unfamiliar words will find it smoother.

Why is there no Chinese translation information for this book?

This edition comes from Project Gutenberg and provides an English public-domain electronic text; it contains no Chinese translation, so readers need to read the original English.

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