Ronicky Doone

Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust)Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 303K words
Chapters: 31

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.Ronicky Doone by Max BrandAuthor: Brand, Max, 1892-1944,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 1, 2004

Editor's review

Max Brand was a prolific and influential writer of Western fiction in twentieth-century American popular literature, and Ronicky Doone is one of his more representative works. Set in the American West, the novel follows the adventures of its protagonist, Ronicky Doone, with a brisk pace and plotting driven by action and confrontation, carrying the distinctive flavor of Western genre fiction. Brand's narrative emphasizes scene-setting and larger-than-life characters, with terse, forceful dialogue, making it well suited to reading in fragments during commutes or travel. As a public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg, this edition is easy to obtain and serves as an entry point for understanding the American Western novel tradition and popular genre fiction. It should be noted that this is the original English text, and that genre fiction has limited depth; readers are advised to approach it for entertainment and genre study rather than expecting complex psychological portrayal or social critique.

Who it's for

A good fit for

English-language readers who enjoy Western films and Western adventure stories
Students and enthusiasts studying American popular literature and genre fiction
Learners who want brisk English reading material to maintain their reading habit
Readers interested in early twentieth-century American mass publishing culture

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking serious literary depth and complex character development
Beginners with weak English who would struggle with the original's long sentences and slang
Readers uncomfortable with the violence and gritty style of the Western genre

Reading tips

Read it continuously for entertainment, focusing on the protagonist's action line and confrontations rather than looking up every word.
Note the common elements of Western genre fiction as you read, such as gunfights, pursuit, honor, and individualism.
Read alongside background material on the history of the American West to understand the relationship between genre fiction and historical imagination.
If using it for English study, retell the plot in two or three sentences after each chapter to consolidate comprehension.

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 suitable for English beginners?

Not really for absolute beginners or elementary readers. This is an original English-language novel whose sentences and dialogue carry period and genre flavor; readers with intermediate or higher English reading ability will find it smoother going.

Is Ronicky Doone a series character?

Ronicky Doone is a Western character created by Max Brand who appears in more than one work. This book follows one of his adventures and can be read independently, without reading other works first.

Does this edition include notes or an introduction?

This edition comes from Project Gutenberg and is a public-domain electronic text, typically offering only the original text without modern scholarly notes or an introduction; consult other sources when background knowledge is needed.

Can reading this book teach me about American Western history?

It reflects how early twentieth-century American popular audiences imagined the West and its genre conventions, but it is not a history book; its plots and characters are largely fictional, and understanding the historical facts still requires dedicated history books.

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About the author

Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust) Author · American · 1892–1944

Max Brand (1892–1944), whose real name was Frederick Schiller Faust, was an American writer of Western fiction. Best known by the pen name Max Brand, he produced a large number of popular novels, including The Garden of Eden, The Rangeland Avenger, The Night Horseman, Black Jack, The Untamed, Riders of the Silences, Alcatraz, and Bull Hunter; fifteen of his works are held in this collection. His stories are mostly set on the Western frontier, with tight plots and brisk pacing, focusing on how characters act and choose in dangerous situations. Beyond Western subjects, he also created the character Dr. Kildare. In 1944 he died in Italy while serving as a war correspondent. Public information on his early education and writing career is limited, but his many popular works circulated widely among readers of his time.