The Southern Cross

Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
129K words
Chapters
13

Tags

English Originals Foreign Literature Portrait GalleryFate and FortuneLove EntanglementsHuman NatureComplex HumanityTragic MoodMoral DilemmaSouthern LifeRegional WritingAmerican Literature

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 Southern Cross by Foxhall DaingerfieldAuthor: Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 15, 2005

Editor's review

This is The Southern Cross by Foxhall Daingerfield (1887–1933), released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain ebook and classified under American and Canadian literature. Daingerfield was an early twentieth-century American author, and this book is one of his works of fiction; for specific plot and setting, the main text should be consulted. As a public-domain text, its value lies more in the documentary and reading-history dimension: on the one hand it can serve readers studying early twentieth-century American popular fiction and Southern narrative; on the other, it is suitable as extensive English reading material for observing the narrative language and stylistic habits of the period. The Gutenberg edition is free and easily available, convenient for classroom excerpts or self-study. It should be noted that the book is not a widely known classic and relevant materials are limited; readers should not approach it expecting a "masterpiece," but rather with the aim of exploring the shape of early American fiction or simply as English reading practice.

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Contents

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Is this book a widely known classic? No. Danejingfei'erde is not a common name in mainstream literary history, and this book is not an acknowledged classic; scholarly material on it is limited. It is best read as a sample of early American fiction rather than a must-read masterpiece.
What level of English is needed to read it? Intermediate reading ability is recommended—enough to understand general narrative text with the help of a dictionary. The language is early twentieth-century English, and some expressions differ from contemporary usage; beginners may start with excerpts or summaries.
What does the public-domain electronic edition contain? The Gutenberg edition provides the plain text of the work itself, usually without a modern introduction, annotations, or illustrations. Readers who need background information should consult literary histories or relevant studies of the author separately.

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About the author

Daingerfield, Foxhall, 1887-1933 Author · American · 1887–1933

Foxhall Daingerfield (1887–1933) was an American painter active in the early twentieth-century art world. He is known for his landscapes and figure subjects, and his work centered on painting. The library holds one work by him, The Southern Cross. Public information on the details of his life, such as his education, artistic lineage, and awards, is limited; existing records focus mainly on his painting practice itself. Judging from what is known, his work continued the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American interest in natural scenery and the human figure, with subjects leaning toward realistic landscape and figure painting. Because surviving documentation is scarce, his specific place and influence in art history await fuller material, and readers may come to understand his artistic profile through his paintings themselves.