Joyce Morrell's Harvest

Emily Sarah HoltProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.4

Word count: 406K 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. Joyce Morrell's Harvest by Emily Sarah Holt. Author: Holt, Emily Sarah, 1836-1893. Language: English. Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature. Release Date: Jun 3, 2008

Editor's review

This novel comes from the pen of the nineteenth-century English writer Emily Sarah Holt and belongs to the typical Victorian tradition of domestic moral and religious narrative. Taking Joyce Morrell's growth and harvest as its main thread, it interweaves the small trials of daily life, the tensions of human relationships, and devout religious feeling; its pace is unhurried, its tone warm and gentle, and it bears the distinct moral concerns of its age. For readers studying nineteenth-century English popular fiction, women's writing, or religious fiction, it is a vivid sample for understanding the reading tastes of that period; for ordinary readers, its leisurely narrative offers a rare kind of patience and introspection. One caveat: this is a public-domain English original, whose language and narrative habits are distant from contemporary fiction. First-time readers should slow down and treat it as a walk into an older era rather than a plot-driven diversion.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who love Victorian English fiction
Students of nineteenth-century religious and domestic fiction
Advanced English readers who want to practice slow reading with an original English text

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer fast-paced, plot-heavy modern genre fiction
Readers whose English reading is still at an early stage and who are daunted by long old-style narratives

Reading tips

Read a chapter or two first to get a feel for the style and relationships, then set a fixed daily page target for slow reading.
Jot down characters' forms of address and family relationships as you read, to avoid confusion over old-fashioned naming.
Read alongside introductory material on nineteenth-century British society and religion to deepen understanding.

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is a public-domain e-book released by Project Gutenberg; the text is in the original English, with no Chinese translation. The title and author information are in English, so before reading, make sure your English is up to the sentence patterns and vocabulary of a nineteenth-century novel.

Do I need to know the religious background to read it?

A basic familiarity with Christianity will make it smoother, since the work deals with faith and moral questions. But ordinary readers need not study theology; simply treat it as the period background for understanding characters' motives, and look up unfamiliar terms in notes or reference materials.

Is it suitable for learning English?

It can serve as extensive reading material for intermediate to advanced English readers, but the language has a nineteenth-century flavor, with long sentences and old-fashioned diction, so it is not suitable as a beginner's textbook. Focus on following the story rather than scrutinizing every word; skip unfamiliar expressions at first and come back to them later.

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About the author

Emily Sarah Holt Author · British · 1836–1893

Emily Sarah Holt (1836–1893) was a British historical novelist, born at Stubbylee, Bacup, Lancashire, and died in London on Christmas Day 1893. She wrote more than fifty books, mostly historical fiction for young readers, drawing on subjects from the Middle Ages to the Stuart era and marked by a strong Protestant Evangelical spirit. The library holds 19 of her works, including Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada, Mistress Margery, Robin Tremayne and The White Rose of Langley, as well as tales set against the Gunpowder Plot and the 1745 uprising. Her fiction emphasises historical atmosphere and moral instruction and found readers in the late Victorian period; public information on the details of her life is limited.