The Pirate Shark

Elliott WhitneyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3
Word count
215K words
Chapters
22

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Suspense ThrillerRisk ControlVengeance and GratitudeSea AdventureOcean LegendHeroism

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 Pirate Shark by Elliott WhitneyAuthor: Whitney, Elliott,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Apr 13, 2007

Editor's review

This is a public-domain English eBook from Project Gutenberg, classified as juvenile literature. It tells an adventure story involving a pirate shark and works well as light English extensive reading material. Its value lies in being free and easy to obtain, with a moderate text length that lets readers encounter narrative English through plot development; as a product of an early eBook project, it also serves as a small footnote in the history of digital reading. Its strength is that the adventure genre naturally carries suspense and suits reading in fragmented time; reading scenarios include commuting, relaxing before sleep, or using it as a springboard for English learners moving from short pieces to longer works. Note that this is the original English edition with brief publication information, so readers should treat it as an interest-driven read rather than a systematic textbook.

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Reading tips

  1. Read one chapter first to gauge the language difficulty, then decide between intensive and extensive reading
  2. Prepare a simple vocabulary notebook and record only high-frequency words that recur
  3. Split the reading task by chapters, finish a fixed number of pages each day, and retell the main idea
  4. After finishing, write the story's main thread in three to five sentences to check comprehension

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for beginners to read directly? Not really for intensive reading at zero or beginner level. It is an original English juvenile novel with somewhat difficult sentences and vocabulary, so readers should try it after acquiring basic reading ability, or use a dictionary and notes for support, treating it as extensive reading material rather than an intensive textbook.
Is this book a print book or an electronic edition? According to the information, it comes from Project Gutenberg and is a free eBook. Readers can obtain the electronic text on platforms supporting the project; the specific format and download method depend on the publishing platform, and it is better suited to reading on electronic devices.
What can readers gain from reading this book? The main gains are exposure to English narrative texts, the reading pleasure of an adventure story, and the cultivation of a habit of sustained reading of original English books. It is better suited to interest-driven reading and language-feel accumulation; readers should not expect systematic language knowledge instruction or in-depth literary analysis.

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About the author

Elliott Whitney Author

"Elliott Whitney" was not a single real author but a collective pen name shared by the "Boys' Big Game Series" of juvenile animal-adventure novels published in the early twentieth century by the American firm Reilly & Britton. Because the name was used by several writers, details such as nationality, birth and death dates cannot be confirmed, and public information is very limited. The three works bearing this name include The Blind Lion of the Congo, The Rogue Elephant, and The Pirate Shark, all set against exotic jungles, wild beasts, and sea adventures and aimed at young readers, with tense plots and brisk pacing. The actual writing was shared by H. L. Sayler, George N. Madison, Evan R. Chesterman, H. Bedford Jones, and others; their styles are broadly consistent, serving the publisher's need to produce exotic adventure reading for the series.