Mark Tidd in Business

Kelland, Clarence Budington, 1881-1964Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8

Word count: 264K words
Chapters: 27

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. Mark Tidd in Business by Clarence Budington Kelland. Author: Kelland, Clarence Budington, 1881-1964. Language: English. Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres. Release Date: Jul 13, 2014

Editor's review

This juvenile business story comes from the popular novelist Clarence Budington Kelland and falls under the category of juvenile literature, centering on the boy Mark Tidd's foray into business. Its value lies not in teaching specific business skills but in presenting, through light narrative, the choices a boy faces when confronted with opportunity, responsibility, and peer relationships, allowing readers to experience the importance of integrity, judgment, and cooperation within the story. Kelland excels at advancing the plot with brisk dialogue and slightly humorous incidents, and his characters are vividly drawn, making the book suitable as light English reading material in the original. As a public-domain ebook, the text is readily accessible and can be used for family reading, English extensive reading, or classroom extension discussions. While reading, one might pay attention to how the protagonist handles small business challenges and to the ways adults and the boy interact.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Middle school readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories and wish to do English extensive reading
Parents and teachers looking for public-domain English reading materials for children
General readers interested in early American popular juvenile fiction
English teachers in need of short English materials for classroom discussion

Not a good fit for

Adult readers expecting systematic business knowledge or a practical business guide
Readers who prefer serious literature and deep psychological portrayal
Beginners with weak English who need Chinese annotations for support

Reading tips

Read one chapter first to grasp the character relationships, then go back and sort out the business problems Mark encounters and how he solves them.
Compare the boy's business episodes in the book with today's school charity sales or club activities, and write brief reading notes.
Parents or teachers can select dialogue-heavy passages for role reading to help understand the characters' tones.
After finishing, retell the main storyline in three to five sentences to check whether both the business and coming-of-age threads have been grasped.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners to read directly?

Not very suitable for readers starting from zero. The original is an English juvenile novel with sentences and vocabulary of some difficulty; it is better to attempt it after reaching an intermediate English reading level, or to read it with a dictionary and teacher guidance.

Does the story mainly teach business knowledge or focus on the boy's growth?

It leans more toward a coming-of-age narrative. Business activity is the background that drives the plot; the focus is on how the characters face opportunity, responsibility, and peer relationships, so it should not be read as a business guide.

Where does the ebook edition of this book come from?

It comes from the Project Gutenberg public-domain ebook project, which has provided free ebooks since 1971. This book was released in July 2014 and is a freely accessible public-domain text.

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About the author

Kelland, Clarence Budington, 1881-1964 Author

Clarence Budington Kelland (1881–1964) was an American author. Public information about his life and nationality is limited, but the library holds twelve of his works, which offer a glimpse of his writing. He is best known for a series of novels featuring the boy Mark Tidd, such as Mark Tidd in the Backwoods, Mark Tidd: His Adventures and Strategies, and Mark Tidd's Citadel, which center on the adventures and clever schemes of young people; the plots are brisk and humorous, with a strong flavor of small-town America. Other works, including Scattergood Baines, Sudden Jim, The Highflyers, Catty Atkins, and Youth Challenges, likewise take vivid ordinary characters and everyday town life as their subjects. His prose is plain and lively, and he moves the story forward through dialogue. Overall, his writing is light and witty, emphasizing characterization and homely humor, and is suited to popular reading.