His Second Wife
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- English learners who want low-cost exposure to early twentieth-century American fiction
- Literary readers interested in family ethics and the theme of remarriage
- Readers accustomed to using public-domain ebooks for extensive reading practice
- Beginners studying American literature and social customs
Not a good fit for
- Contemporary genre-fiction readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced narratives
- Beginners who need detailed introductions and annotations to understand English originals
- Readers seeking the author's biography and in-depth research materials on the work
Reading tips
- Read the opening chapters first to clarify the characters' relationships, then proceed chapter by chapter to avoid giving up midway because of confusion over characters.
- Keep sticky notes to record changes in forms of address and family relationships; in remarriage-themed works, forms of address often imply attitudes.
- Mark unfamiliar culturally specific words and skip them for now, then look them up after finishing the chapter to keep reading fluid.
- After finishing, write a few sentences about your view of the protagonist's choices as an exercise in understanding differences in period attitudes.
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About the author
Ernest Cook Poole (1880–1950) was an American journalist, novelist and playwright, and a graduate of Princeton University. He is known for realistic novels that engage with social issues. His best-known work, His Family, won the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918; his other works include The Harbor and His Second Wife. His writing often drew on close observation of social reality, with a realistic style that focuses on ordinary people's circumstances and family relationships amid social change, combining a journalist's acuity with a novelist's narrative skill. Three of his works are held in this collection. Public information about his life and work is limited, and existing accounts center on these representative works and their social concerns.
