The Militants

Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 372K words
Chapters: 38

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 Militants by Mary Raymond Shipman AndrewsAuthor: Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman, 1860-1936,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 29, 2005

Editor's review

This work comes from the American author Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and belongs to the category of American and Canadian literature, touching in novelistic form on the people and events of early twentieth-century social movements. Active from the late nineteenth century through the 1930s, the author often wrote about individual choices and emotional tensions amid the currents of the age, and this book continues that tendency, using her characters' fates to reflect clashes of social ideas. As a free Project Gutenberg ebook, its value lies first in accessibility: readers can encounter a literary work by an earlier American woman writer at no cost, offering a light entry point for understanding the social issues and narrative style of the time. The text is not long, and its language bears the marks of its era; it suits supplementary reading within a literary-historical context, and is also suitable for dipping into for readers interested in early women's writing and the subject of social movements. Note that this is not a systematic historical study but a literary work; read it mainly for its characters and narrative rather than expecting sociological data and argument.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literary readers interested in works by early American women writers
General readers who want a sideways glimpse of the atmosphere of social movements through fiction
Learners who need free English e-texts for extensive reading practice
Readers interested in the history of ideas who follow shifts in early twentieth-century social thought

Not a good fit for

Researchers expecting systematic histories of social movements with data
Readers who prefer fast-paced contemporary narrative and have little patience for period prose
Readers who need a Chinese translation and are not used to English originals

Reading tips

Learn about the author's life and the year of composition first, then enter the text; the period logic behind characters' words and actions becomes easier to grasp.
Treat the work as a literary text, reading dialogue and scenes closely, rather than as a history textbook to verify facts.
Read it alongside other short stories and novellas by American women writers of the same period to observe similarities and differences in subject matter and technique.
The English original is limited in length; reading a short section each day and noting unfamiliar words and period expressions works well.

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FAQ

Is this book a historical study or a literary work?

It is a literary work, classified under American and Canadian literature, presenting characters and the atmosphere of the age in novelistic form rather than offering data and argument as a history of social movements would. Read it for character, plot, and narrative style, and do not cite it as historical source material.

Can readers with average English read this book?

The book is in English and not long, but its language bears the traces of the early twentieth century, and some expressions are distant from contemporary English. Readers with intermediate reading ability can get through it with a dictionary; those with less reading experience should start with an introduction and background material, then proceed section by section.

Why does the recommended edition emphasize free ebooks?

The book is released by Project Gutenberg, a project known for providing free e-texts, so readers can obtain the original at no cost. Its significance lies in lowering the barrier to reading and making earlier works more accessible to general readers, not in representing any special value of textual collation.

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About the author

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews Author · American · 1860–1936

Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews (1860–1936) was an American woman writer, born on April 2, 1860, in Mobile, Alabama, and died in 1936 in Syracuse, New York. She made her name with short stories published in magazines, many of them in Scribner's Magazine. Her best-known work, The Perfect Tribute, centers on Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address and sold more than 600,000 copies, making it her most widely circulated book. Beyond historical subjects, she also wrote outdoor stories for boys, often touching on courage, kindness, and the character of ordinary people, as seen in works such as The Courage of the Commonplace and Joy in the Morning. Writing for a popular readership in a plain, accessible style, she held a certain influence in the magazine fiction of her day. Public information about her early education and private life is limited.