The Golden Road

Allen, Frank Waller, 1878-Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 208K words
Chapters: 21

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 Golden Road by Frank Waller AllenAuthor: Allen, Frank Waller, 1878-,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 7, 2011

Editor's review

The Golden Road is an English literary work by Frank Waller Allen, reissued as a free ebook by Project Gutenberg. As a public-domain book, it preserves the feel and narrative manner of early twentieth-century American literature, making it a good sample for understanding how American fiction was written in that period. Its length and reading pace are easy to manage, and though the language bears period marks, it is not on the whole difficult, making it well suited as an introduction or transitional material for reading English originals. The Project Gutenberg edition is cleanly formatted and easy to obtain, convenient for browsing on a computer, tablet, or e-reader and for annotation and excerpting. For researchers, it is an example of how early ebook projects preserved and disseminated public-domain literature; for general readers, it is a low-cost chance to encounter old American fiction. Note that the book is in the original English, without Chinese notes or introduction, so comprehension depends more on the reader's own language foundation.

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Lovers and researchers of early twentieth-century American literature
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Reading tips

Read through one chapter first to get used to the style and sentence patterns, then decide whether to read closely in full.
Mark unfamiliar expressions and look them up after finishing a whole passage, to avoid breaking the rhythm.
Listen along with an English audiobook to help adapt to the feel of old-fashioned written English.
After finishing, write a few sentences on the main characters and plot direction to check your comprehension.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Is this book in Chinese or English?

This is the English original, published by Project Gutenberg. The text has no Chinese translation or notes, so some English reading ability is needed. If you only want to know the story, consider finding related Chinese materials to aid understanding.

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Can I understand it without notes?

The language is in the style of early twentieth-century American literature, with differences in sentence patterns and vocabulary from modern English, but the overall difficulty is not high. Readers with intermediate English can read through with a dictionary; for deeper understanding of the period background, consult related materials separately.

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Allen, Frank Waller, 1878- Author

Frank Waller Allen (1878–?), usually catalogued under the name Allen, Frank Waller, is an author about whom public information is limited. His nationality, education, and specific life experiences still require further verification, and only one of his works is held in the collection, namely The Golden Road. Judging from the title and common cataloguing practice, this work is the main entry point for understanding Allen's writing, yet the available materials provide no details about its genre, publication information, or content. Readers may consult the original book to assess its subject matter and stylistic features. Overall, Allen is a rarely catalogued author in the Chinese-language book market, and any introduction should focus on basic identity information and work-related clues rather than excessive speculation.