Lazarre

Catherwood, Mary Hartwell, 1847-1902Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.3

Word count: 550K words
Chapters: 56

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.Lazarre by Mary Hartwell CatherwoodAuthor: Catherwood, Mary Hartwell, 1847-1902,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Feb 19, 2005

Editor's review

Catherwood's Lazarre is a public-domain novel in the American and Canadian literature category, reading more like a historical romance in which character fates knit together a larger narrative. The author excels at advancing the story through scene and dialogue, weaving character relationships into the atmosphere of the period, and it works well as a sample of nineteenth-century English-language popular historical fiction. Its strengths are strong readability, clear plot progression, and an electronic edition that is easy to dip into; its limitations are the narrative conventions and value assumptions common to such works of the time, which today's readers should approach with some critical distance. Suited to reading in installments on the commute or before bed, and to readers interested in North American historical fiction or the tradition of women authors as further reading. For courses or reading groups, discussion can center on characterization, historical background, and narrative pacing rather than textual scholarship.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers who enjoy nineteenth-century English-language historical fiction and romance narrative
Readers interested in works by women authors in North American literature
Teachers who need public-domain English novels for reading groups or classroom selections
Readers who like to read in installments on the commute or before bed and prefer strong plot momentum

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking rigorous historical scholarship or academic annotation
Those who prefer the pace of modern fiction and lack patience for older narrative styles
Beginners who need bilingual editions or detailed introductory guides

Reading tips

Read the opening chapters first to get a sense of the characters and period, then decide on your reading pace.
Read in chapter-by-chapter installments, and at the end of each chapter jot down a sentence or two on plot progression and character change.
Look up historical names and places as needed, but don't interrupt the narrative to verify every detail.
After finishing, revisit the character arcs and consider how the author organizes historical material through romance conventions.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

What is the language and difficulty level of this book?

According to the materials, the book is in English and is a public-domain ebook. Overall it has the narrative style of a nineteenth-century English novel; vocabulary and sentence structure may feel somewhat old-fashioned to modern readers, but the plot moves clearly, so it is approachable with intermediate English reading ability, and a dictionary helps with unfamiliar expressions.

Is it suitable for citing as historical material?

It is first and foremost a literary work, not a work of historical scholarship. The materials only indicate that it belongs to the American and Canadian literature category and provide no source or annotation information. For historical research, treat it as a sample of period narrative and verify against authoritative historical sources.

What should I keep in mind when reading the electronic edition?

The public-domain electronic edition is easy to search and read in installments, but layout and paragraphing may vary by edition. Read chapter by chapter, and take notes where character relationships are complex; for discussion or citation, check other editions to confirm the text.

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About the author

Catherwood, Mary Hartwell, 1847-1902 Author

Catherwood, Mary Hartwell (1847-1902) was a nineteenth-century American writer whose life and biographical details are only sparsely recorded in publicly available sources. Nineteen of her works are held in this collection, most of them drawing on early North American history and frontier life, especially the French colonial period in the Great Lakes region. Her representative works include historical novels such as Lazarre, The Romance of Dollard, and The Story of Tonty, as well as story collections such as Mackinac and Lake Stories, The Skeleton On Round Island, and The Indian On The Trail, along with pieces such as The Mothers Of Honoré and A British Islander. Her writing often draws on historical events and local legends, with a romantic tone that emphasizes atmosphere and the intertwining of character and fate, offering later readers a literary window into the history and folk narratives of the Great Lakes region.