There Will Be School Tomorrow

Thiessen, V. E.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 18K words
Chapters: 2

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.There Will Be School Tomorrow by V. E. ThiessenAuthor: Thiessen, V. E.,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Jul 5, 2009

Editor's review

This is an English short work from the Project Gutenberg public-domain library, classified under American and Canadian literature. As a text released by the pioneering e-book project, its value lies first in accessibility: readers can read the original text of an early science fiction/genre story without paying, making it suitable for observing how mid-twentieth-century English popular literature imagined school, the future, and everyday order. The electronic edition preserves the work as it originally appeared, without modern annotations or introductions, so readers need to enter the context on their own. It is better suited as supplementary material for short reading, English extensive reading, or genre literature research, rather than as an entry point for in-depth literary analysis. For readers familiar with public-domain e-book resources, this is a light and interesting textual visit; for readers new to such works, it is advisable to first understand the public-domain background of Project Gutenberg before deciding whether to explore further.

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Read the English original once, mark unfamiliar expressions, then revisit key passages.
Treat it as a short genre sample; after reading, note your impressions of the settings of 'school' and 'the future.'
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If used for English learning, after each section summarize the plot and character motivations in two or three sentences.

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Is this book in Chinese or English?

According to the information, the book is in English and is a public-domain e-book released by Project Gutenberg. Readers need basic English reading ability. If you are more accustomed to Chinese, you may first find a Chinese translation of the same author or similar subject for comparative reading, but it is not recommended to use this book as Chinese reading material.

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Project Gutenberg is the earliest project to provide free e-books, founded by Michael Hart in 1971. This book is a public-domain electronic text from the project, usually preserving the work as originally published, without modern introductions or detailed annotations. Its advantages are that it is free and easy to access, suitable for light reading and text consultation.

What background should I know before reading this book?

It is advisable to know two things first: first, it is a public-domain e-book, and the text has not been modern-edited; second, it is classified under American and Canadian literature and is relatively short. Readers do not need specialized literary history knowledge, but paying attention to the work's imagination of school and future order will make it easier to enter the context.

Is it suitable for intensive English reading?

It can be used as English extensive reading or light intensive reading material, but it is not suitable as a systematic intensive reading textbook. It has no vocabulary list, annotations, or exercises, so readers need to look up words and organize sentence patterns themselves. If used for learning, it is advisable to read only a small section each time, read through first and then revisit unfamiliar words and long sentences, to avoid slowing the pace by word-for-word translation.

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Thiessen, V. E. Author

V. E. Thiessen is an author about whom very little public information is available. The library currently holds only one work under this name, There Will Be School Tomorrow. Beyond that, the author's full English name, nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, and writing career cannot be verified, and no common genre classification has been established. Judging from the title alone, the work appears to touch on themes of schooling, education, and the future, possibly offering speculation about educational institutions or campus life; with so little textual information, however, its precise subject matter and writing style remain difficult to assess. The single recorded title suggests a limited body of work whose influence is hard to evaluate. For researchers, this author entry is best kept as a lead to be completed once further bibliographic and biographical sources become available.