Tutors' Lane

Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 209K words
Chapters: 21

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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.Tutors' Lane by W. S. LewisAuthor: Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 7, 2008

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Tutors' Lane is a literary work by W. S. Lewis (1895–1979), classified under American and Canadian literature and released free in English electronic form by Project Gutenberg. As a public-domain e-book, its primary value lies in the accessibility of the text and the citability of the edition: readers can read the full text at no cost, and researchers can conveniently check it against the original. From the available information, the book is not a best-selling narrative work but rather a text with an experimental literary flavor or a sense of local life, suitable as supplementary reading for understanding the diverse face of early twentieth-century American literature. Readers should not expect strong dramatic conflict but may note the period marks in narrative tone, character relationships, and scene descriptions. Since the electronic edition lacks a modern introduction and annotations, it is advisable to read it alongside publicly available materials on the author's life and the historical background. Overall, this is a minor work suited to quiet, careful reading and to use as supplementary material in English literature courses; its free and public-domain status makes it an example of digital reading and open publishing.

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About the author

Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895-1979 Author · American · 1895–1979

W. S. Lewis (Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis, 1895–1979) was an American scholar and collector, best known for his research on the eighteenth-century English writer Horace Walpole and regarded as an authority on Walpole studies at Yale University. He devoted himself over many years to collecting and organizing Walpole's manuscripts and documents, promoting the systematic publication and scholarly use of Walpole's works. The library holds one work by him, Tutors' Lane; given the limited public information available, the subject matter and stylistic details of this book cannot be confirmed, but in light of the author's background, his writing is generally connected with eighteenth-century English literature, epistolary documents, and collection-based research. His scholarly editing and collecting practices provided an important documentary foundation for later researchers, and his influence continues to this day.