Mistress Anne

Temple BaileyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.5
Word count
448K words
Chapters
45

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Portrait GalleryFate and FortuneFamily BondsLove EntanglementsUrban RomanceComplex HumanityPsychological InsightTender SentimentPopular NarrativeFemale Perspective

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.Mistress Anne by Temple BaileyAuthor: Bailey, Temple, -1953,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Oct 30, 2007

Editor's review

Mistress Anne is an English-language novel by Temple Bailey, classified under American and Canadian literature. Bailey was known for emotionally nuanced stories about women, often centering on family, love, and personal choices. The book is moderate in length, with a gentle and fluent style; it suits English-literature enthusiasts as extensive reading and offers a window into the narrative tastes of early twentieth-century American popular fiction. Readers may attend to the protagonist's psychological shifts in her emotional relationships and to how the author builds character through everyday scenes. Because the work is early, some social attitudes and expressions bear the marks of their time; read them in historical context rather than judging by contemporary standards. As a public-domain ebook, it is easy to open on electronic devices at any time, suited to fragmented reading or as an entry into reading English originals, though it requires some foundation in English.

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Reading tips

  1. Read one chapter first to gauge the language difficulty, then decide between intensive and extensive reading.
  2. Jot down character relationships while reading to keep the emotional threads clear.
  3. Understand characters' choices in light of early twentieth-century American social context.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners? Not very suitable for absolute beginners or elementary learners. It is an early twentieth-century English novel whose syntax and vocabulary bear period features; intermediate or higher reading ability is recommended, or read with a dictionary and notes.
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About the author

Temple Bailey Author · American · 1869–1953

Temple Bailey (1869–1953) was an American writer of popular fiction, born in Petersburg, Virginia. From the early twentieth century onward she contributed regularly to national magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan. Her works were mostly light-hearted romance stories with happy endings, and several of her novels made the annual bestseller lists. Her books sold about three million copies, and she was among the highest-paid authors of her day. Eight of her works are held here, including The Trumpeter Swan, Mistress Anne, The Gay Cockade, Glory of Youth, The Tin Soldier, Judy, and Contrary Mary. Writing in a brisk, cheerful style about love and everyday life, she appealed to the popular readership of her time and earned a place in early twentieth-century American popular literature. She died in Washington in 1953.