Carmen's Messenger

Bindloss, Harold, 1866-1945Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
517K words
Chapters
52

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Social ObservationWilderness SurvivalPortrait GalleryLove EntanglementsGrowing UpAdventure TaleSuspense TwistPopular NarrativeExotic Culture

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.Carmen's Messenger by Harold BindlossAuthor: Bindloss, Harold, 1866-1945,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Dec 15, 2004

Editor's review

Harold Bindloss was a prolific early twentieth-century British novelist whose works are often set against backgrounds of seafaring, frontier development, and colonial commercial activity. Carmen's Messenger is a public-domain work of English literature released by Project Gutenberg. Such novels typically move at a brisk pace, placing characters in far-flung settings and commercial adventures, and bear clear marks of their era. Their reading value lies in understanding the narrative tastes and subject preferences of early twentieth-century English popular fiction, and they can also serve as textual samples for observing how British society then imagined the wider world. Note that the language and attitudes of the work carry the limitations of its time, and readers should maintain a critical eye. Suitable as public-domain literary reading or English extensive reading material.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first few chapters to confirm the narrative pace and character relationships, then decide whether to read through or skip.
  2. Record unfamiliar nautical and commercial terms as you go and look them up together after finishing.
  3. Compare with other works by the same author to observe his subjects and narrative patterns.
  4. Pay attention to expressions of period attitudes while reading, and make brief annotations for later reflection.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners? Not very suitable. The work was written in the early twentieth century, its sentence patterns and vocabulary carry period characteristics, and its subjects involve seafaring and commercial scenes, which can easily impede beginners. It is better suited to intermediate and advanced learners with some English reading experience who can do extensive reading practice.
Do I need to know the author's other works before reading? No. This book is a standalone story, and the available information does not indicate that it depends on prior events from other works. If you become interested in the author's style after reading, you can then read his novels on similar themes; this will not affect your understanding of this book.
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About the author

Bindloss, Harold, 1866-1945 Author

Harold Bindloss (1866–1945) was an English-language writer active from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century; public information about the details of his life is limited. The library holds 43 of his works, mostly novels, including Hawtrey's Deputy, Blake's Burden, For Jacinta, The Mistress of Bonaventure, The Greater Power, For the Allinson Honor, The Long Portage, and By Right of Purchase. Judging from these titles and their number, he was a prolific author of popular fiction for general readers, with themes often involving adventure, honor, duty, and life overseas. Because systematic biographical sources are lacking, his nationality, education, and specific experiences cannot be confirmed at present; assessments of his style and literary influence should also be further examined in light of more editions and reviews.