The Tin Soldier

Temple BaileyProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 520K words
Chapters: 52

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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 Tin Soldier by Temple BaileyAuthor: Bailey, Temple, -1953,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 27, 2006

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The Tin Soldier is an English novel by Temple Bailey (d. 1953), classified under American and Canadian literature and released free of charge by Project Gutenberg. Bailey was an American popular-fiction author of the first half of the twentieth century whose works were aimed at a general readership and emphasized character emotion and the circumstances of everyday life. The title "The Tin Soldier" readily evokes toys and childhood imagery, but readers must discover the plot for themselves; the available information provides no synopsis, and speculation should not be carried too far. As a public-domain ebook, its advantages are that it is free, portable, and fully searchable, making it a suitable entry point for extensive reading in English or for getting a sense of popular literature of the period. It is best read with modest expectations, experienced as a narrative bearing the marks of its era, with attention to character relationships and emotional development rather than judged by the standards of classic literature.

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About the author

Temple Bailey Author · American · 1869–1953

Temple Bailey (1869–1953) was an American writer of popular fiction, born in Petersburg, Virginia. From the early twentieth century onward she contributed regularly to national magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan. Her works were mostly light-hearted romance stories with happy endings, and several of her novels made the annual bestseller lists. Her books sold about three million copies, and she was among the highest-paid authors of her day. Eight of her works are held here, including The Trumpeter Swan, Mistress Anne, The Gay Cockade, Glory of Youth, The Tin Soldier, Judy, and Contrary Mary. Writing in a brisk, cheerful style about love and everyday life, she appealed to the popular readership of her time and earned a place in early twentieth-century American popular literature. She died in Washington in 1953.