Hunter's Marjory

Clarke, Margaret BruceProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 401K words
Chapters: 41

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.Hunter's Marjory by Margaret Bruce ClarkeAuthor: Clarke, Margaret Bruce,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Jan 3, 2007

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Hunter's Marjory is a work of juvenile literature by Margaret Bruce Clarke, released as a public-domain ebook through Project Gutenberg. The title refers to a girl named Marjory, and the story revolves around her life; it belongs to the common type of early twentieth-century English children's and young-adult fiction, focusing on character portrayal and everyday emotions. As a public-domain text, its main value lies in offering readers a free, searchable sample of early English juvenile fiction, suitable for tracing literary-history contexts, extensive English reading, or collecting public-domain resources. When reading, note the work's period context and narrative pace; it should not be judged by the standards of contemporary young-adult fiction. Overall, it is better suited as reference, research, or language-learning reading material rather than a popular title for the mass market.

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Literary specialists studying early twentieth-century English juvenile fiction
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Start with chapter titles and character relationships to build a story framework before reading the main text.
English learners can use the book as extensive reading material, retelling each chapter's gist in two or three sentences after finishing it.
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Clarke, Margaret Bruce Author

Margaret Bruce Clarke is an author about whom very little public information is available. The only confirmed detail is that one work appears under her name, Hunter's Marjory. Her nationality, dates of birth and death, education, and writing career are not reliably documented, so a full biographical sketch cannot be drawn. On the available evidence, this work is her only traceable publication and the main basis for understanding her writing. Judging from the title, the story likely centers on a character named Marjory and carries a background of hunters or rural life, a theme not uncommon in popular English fiction, often developed through character fates and family relationships. Because the sources are limited, this introduction avoids excessive speculation and simply presents what is known for readers' reference.