Louisiana

Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.5

Word count: 172K words
Chapters: 18

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.Louisiana by Frances Hodgson BurnettAuthor: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Feb 17, 2011

Editor's review

Louisiana is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, an author best known for works such as The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy. The book continues her attention to characterfate and regional atmosphere, centering on the title character and colored by a late nineteenth-century American South setting. As a free Project Gutenberg eBook, it is easily accessible and serves as useful supplementary reading for understanding a less representative side of Burnett. Its highlights include delicate portrayal of character emotion and evocative scene-setting, through which readers can sense the author's broader narrative interests beyond children's literature. Note that this is a public-domain English-language original, so some English proficiency is needed, and early digital editions may suffer from imperfect formatting or insufficient annotation. It suits fragmented-time reading on electronic devices, general reading for English literature enthusiasts, or reference for studying Burnett's creative lineage.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy Burnett's work and hope to expand into her less representative novels
Learners with some English proficiency who want to practice extensive English reading through public-domain eBooks
Readers interested in American Southern fiction or late nineteenth-century popular literature
Organizers who need free electronic texts for classroom supplements or book-club discussion

Not a good fit for

General readers with limited English reading ability who want a Chinese translation
Casual readers expecting fast-paced plots or strong suspenseful conflict
Advanced researchers who need carefully edited, annotated, or scholarly authoritative editions

Reading tips

Read a chapter or two first to check whether the language difficulty and narrative pace suit you before committing to the whole book.
Keep an electronic dictionary or translation tool handy to look up unfamiliar place names and dialect expressions.
Read it alongside Burnett's representative works and note shared approaches to characterization and emotional description.
If used for a book club, design discussion topics around the relationship between regional setting and character fate.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is an English public-domain eBook released by Project Gutenberg. The text is in English with no Chinese translation. Chinese readers need some English reading ability or should use translation tools for support.

Can I read this without having read Burnett's other works?

Yes. This is a standalone novel and does not require prior knowledge of the author's other works. Still, reading representative works such as The Secret Garden first can help you appreciate her consistent narrative style and emotional tone.

What is the reading experience like on an electronic edition?

As a public-domain eBook, the text is freely available, but early digitized versions may have inconsistent formatting or lack annotations. It is advisable to use reading software with adjustable fonts and to consult background materials on your own to understand the content.

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Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924 Author

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was an author of English-language children's literature whose works are often categorized in Chinese contexts as inspirational coming-of-age stories. This library holds 49 of her works, including her best-known titles A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, and Little Lord Fauntleroy, as well as versions and school editions centering on Sara Crewe. Her writing usually places children at the center, telling stories of how they keep their dignity, draw on imagination, and grow through hardship or sudden change, in a warm and sympathetic tone. Public information is limited, so her biographical details are not elaborated here; yet the repeated publication and adaptation of these works show that her portraits of girls and boys have circulated widely and left a lasting influence on later children's coming-of-age narratives.