Whosoever Shall Offend

Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.3

Word count: 533K words
Chapters: 54

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.Whosoever Shall Offend by F. Marion CrawfordAuthor: Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Nov 3, 2004

Editor's review

This is a novel by F. Marion Crawford, classified under American and Canadian literature and released free of charge through Project Gutenberg. Crawford was a prolific novelist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and his works are often noted for their plotting and the workings of his characters' fates. The title carries a moral questioning note, making the book a useful sample of popular English-language fiction of the period. As a public-domain eBook, it is easily accessible and convenient to read and search on electronic devices. For readers studying nineteenth-century narrative or looking to broaden their reading in English literature, it offers an accessible introductory text. Because it is an early electronic version, however, readers should focus on the story itself and not expect modern editorial conventions such as notes or an introduction. It suits reading in short segments during commutes or before bed, and can also serve as supplementary material for English literature courses.

Who it's for

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General readers looking to broaden their reading of late 19th-century English fiction
University students studying public-domain texts in American and Canadian literature
English learners who need free English eBooks for extensive reading practice
Casual readers interested in plot-driven classic fiction

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Readers who prefer contemporary fast-paced narratives or short forms
Readers who need a Chinese translation or a bilingual edition

Reading tips

Read the opening chapters first to see whether the narrative pace and language level suit you.
Read alongside background material on the author's life and late 19th-century English fiction.
Read chapter by chapter, briefly noting character relationships and plot developments after each one.
English learners can read through for plot first, then revisit unfamiliar words and complex sentences.

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About the author

Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909 Author

F. Marion Crawford (Francis Marion Crawford, 1854–1909) was a notably prolific English-language novelist. The library holds 46 of his works, spanning a wide range of subjects: long novels set in Italy, such as Saracinesca, Greifenstein and Fair Margaret: A Portrait; the two-volume Ave Roma Immortalis, which portrays the history and monuments of Rome; the Arabian tale Khaled, A Tale of Arabia; and atmospheric ghost stories including The Upper Berth and Wandering Ghosts. These works show a writer skilled at evoking foreign and historical settings, with clear narrative structure and steady plotting, accomplished both in popular long fiction and in tales of the strange. His supernatural stories in particular have been favored by later anthologies and have had some influence on the English ghost-story tradition. Because public information is limited, biographical details are not elaborated here; the outline above rests on the works in the library's holdings.