One Snowy Night

Emily Sarah HoltProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 475K words
Chapters: 48

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.One Snowy Night by Emily Sarah HoltAuthor: Holt, Emily Sarah, 1836-1893,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Feb 2, 2009

Editor's review

This work comes from the nineteenth-century English writer Emily Sarah Holt and is a typical Victorian historical romance. Holt wrote prolifically throughout her life, setting her stories against the backdrop of English history and weaving together family fortunes, questions of faith, and the upheavals of the age. The book centers on a "snowy night," a scene that typically signals encounters, trials, and turning points for characters in isolated circumstances; the plot advances through dialogue and psychological description, with a slower pace and high emotional intensity. For readers who know and love the bleak atmosphere of Wuthering Heights, or who are interested in Victorian popular fiction, this book offers a sample of the reading tastes of the period. As a public-domain ebook from Project Gutenberg, it is freely available and full-text searchable, making it suitable as supplementary reading for courses in English literary history or for research into how nineteenth-century women writers portrayed history and emotion. While reading, pay attention to shifts in narrative perspective and traces of moral instruction, which are distinctive marks of the fiction of that era.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who love Victorian historical romance
Literature students studying nineteenth-century British women writers
Researchers who need public-domain English texts for corpus analysis
Readers who prefer slow-paced classical stories with heavy psychological description

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking fast-paced suspense or modern narrative
Those sensitive to religious preaching and period-bound depictions
Learners hoping for concise contemporary English

Reading tips

Read a chapter or two first to get a feel for the language and pace, then decide whether to read closely or skim
Keep pen and paper ready to note character relationships and historical background, reducing confusion caused by cultural gaps
Compare with works by other women writers of the same period to compare themes and narrative techniques
Use the ebook's search function to locate key scenes and read alongside literary history materials

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners?

Not really. The book was written in the nineteenth century, with long sentences, vocabulary and expressions marked by the period, and historical background and religious language mixed in. English beginners may struggle with long sentences and cultural allusions. Readers with some experience of English original texts can use annotated or bilingual editions to reduce difficulty.

Why is there no Chinese translation in the Gutenberg edition?

Project Gutenberg mainly provides electronic texts of public-domain English originals, aiming to preserve and disseminate the original text, and usually does not include translations. Readers who need a Chinese version can look for domestically published translations or academic translation materials, and should check the translator and publisher information.

Do I need to know British history before reading this book?

Not systematically, but a general understanding of the period helps. Holt's novels often use English historical events as a framework; a basic knowledge of the social conditions and religious groups of the relevant period makes it easier to understand characters' motives. You can read the preface or consult a brief period background introduction before starting the main text.

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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.