The Other Fellow

Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 248K words
Chapters: 25

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 Other Fellow by Francis Hopkinson SmithAuthor: Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Aug 21, 2011

Editor's review

The Other Fellow is a work of fiction by American author Francis Hopkinson Smith, falling under American literature (PS classification). Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Smith wrote with a gentle humor and a keen eye for human nature and social nuance. As part of Project Gutenberg's free eBook program, this book is freely available and suits readers with an interest in American literature who wish to broaden their reading of late-19th-century American short or novella-length narrative. The original is in English, and its style bears the mark of its era; reading it offers both the rhythm of older narrative and an entry point to public-domain literary resources. It is not an introductory guide or scholarly monograph but a literary work to be read closely in its own right. It can be recommended as a choice for leisurely literary wandering; pairing it with some knowledge of late-19th-century American society will bring out the texture of life and the character touches in the text.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in American literature of the late 19th to early 20th centuries
English learners who want to read free English public-domain fiction
Readers who enjoy gentle humor and narratives of human observation
Literature enthusiasts looking to broaden their reading of American literature

Not a good fit for

Readers seeking a Chinese translation
Readers who need systematic literary history or scholarly annotations
Readers who prefer strong plot and fast-paced modern fiction

Reading tips

Read through once to grasp the storyline, then return to dialogue and descriptive details.
Jot down unfamiliar period expressions as you read, and look them up afterward.
Combine with background material on late-19th-century American society to understand the characters' circumstances and narrative tone.
For English study, read passages aloud to feel the sentence rhythms of older English.

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Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915 Author

Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838–1915) was an American author whose biographical details are only sparsely documented in public sources. The library holds twenty-six of his works, including novels and short stories, with representative titles such as Colonel Carter's Christmas, Forty Minutes Late, Felix O'Day, The Tides of Barnegat, and A Gentleman's Gentleman. These works show that he excelled at depicting, in a gentle and humorous vein, the daily life of upper-class English and American society and the Southern gentlemanly class, with plots often revolving around etiquette, family relations, and character, conveying both the warmth and the irony of an old-fashioned genteel world. His writings occupy a place in early twentieth-century American popular literature, and some of his stories were widely read.