True to his Colours
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Reading tips
- Read the first two chapters straight through to clarify character relationships, then set a daily reading quota by chapter.
- Mark unfamiliar words without looking them up immediately; check them together after finishing a passage to maintain rhythm.
- Read alongside another work by the author and compare narrative structure and thematic emphasis.
- After finishing, write a plot summary in Chinese to test your grasp of the original.
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About the author
Theodore Percival Wilson (1819–1881) was a clergyman of the Church of England and a writer of children's literature. Public information about his life is limited, and what can be confirmed about his identity and literary direction comes mainly from his surviving works. In the nineteenth century he wrote a number of moral and didactic novels for young people, including Amos Huntingdon, True to his Colours, Frank Oldfield, Nearly Lost but Dearly Won and Working in the Shade; five of his works are held in the collection. Most of these books were published by Nelson & Sons of Edinburgh. Their narratives centre on the growth and moral testing of young characters and stress Christian virtues such as piety, temperance and courage, in a plain, instructive style typical of Victorian religious writing for children.
