The Fighting Edge

Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.1

Word count: 415K words
Chapters: 42

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.The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod RaineAuthor: Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Sep 4, 2008

Editor's review

The Fighting Edge is a Western novel by William MacLeod Raine, belonging to the category of American and Canadian literature. Raine was known for frontier adventure stories, and this book continues his brisk pacing and hard-edged characterization, centering on conflict and choice in a borderland setting; it is a suitable sample of early twentieth-century American popular Western fiction. The Project Gutenberg edition is an English-language e-book, freely available, so readers can read it anytime on electronic devices. While reading, note how the author builds characters through action and dialogue, and observe the values and narrative conventions of the Western genre. For readers studying genre fiction or wanting an easy taste of an original English adventure story, this book is a low-burden entry point.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who like Western adventure and want to read original English novels
Students studying American popular literature and the development of genre fiction
Readers who want to experience a public-domain English e-book in a short time

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer deep literary analysis and complex psychological portrayal
Beginners whose English is not yet sufficient for original novels

Reading tips

Read the first two chapters to see whether the pacing and vocabulary suit you
Note character relationships and conflict threads as you read to grasp the typical structure of a Western
Read alongside Western films or literary histories for comparison and deeper understanding

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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.

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About the author

Raine, William MacLeod, 1871-1954 Author

William MacLeod Raine (1871–1954) was an American writer of Western fiction. He wrote prolifically, producing many popular novels set on the American frontier, and this site holds twenty-two of his works. Raine’s fiction focuses largely on life in the border regions of Texas, Montana, New Mexico, and the Yukon, often featuring rangers, sheriffs, frontiersmen, and settlers, with plots centered on frontier order, adventure, and conflict. His style is accessible and fast-paced, emphasizing storytelling and a strong sense of place. Representative works include A Texas Ranger, The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North, Ridgway of Montana, and The Sheriff’s Son. Public information about the details of his life is limited, so no speculation is offered here.