Without a Home

Edward Payson RoeProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.8

Word count: 976K words
Chapters: 98

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.Without a Home by Edward Payson RoeAuthor: Roe, Edward Payson, 1838-1888,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 1, 2004

Editor's review

This novel comes from the nineteenth-century American writer Edward Payson Roe and belongs to the tradition of social manners and moral narrative he excelled in. The work revolves around family upheaval and the ups and downs of its characters' fates; the plot advances through changes in the characters' circumstances rather than strong external conflict, and it carries the sentimentality and moral edification common to popular fiction of that era. For readers studying nineteenth-century American popular literature, family narrative, or social attitudes, the book can serve as a primary text sample; general readers can take it as an old-fashioned novel with a leisurely pace and clear character relationships. Note that the Gutenberg edition is the original English text with no modern annotations, so reading requires some stamina with English and some adjustment to nineteenth-century narrative habits. It suits reading in segments in a quiet setting, not a hunt for fast-paced plot excitement.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literary readers interested in nineteenth-century American popular fiction
English majors studying traditions of family and moral narrative
Learners who want to train long-form reading stamina with original English texts
Readers who enjoy old-fashioned sentimental style and gently paced stories

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer strong plots and fast-paced modern fiction
Beginners with weak English reading skills who need annotated support
Readers expecting contemporary issues or modern narrative techniques

Reading tips

Read the opening chapters first to confirm you can adapt to the nineteenth-century English narrative rhythm before reading straight through.
Keep an English dictionary or electronic lookup tool handy; with long sentences, grasp the main structure first, then return to the modifiers.
Read in segments by chapter, and after each chapter summarize the changes in the characters' circumstances in one or two sentences.
If your focus is research, note the specific wording of family values and moral judgments in the text.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

Is this book the original English edition, and what English level does it require?

This is the original English e-book provided by Project Gutenberg, with no Chinese translation or modern annotations. It is advisable to have the ability to read nineteenth-century English novels continuously; use a dictionary for long sentences and old-fashioned expressions, and expect a slower pace than with modern English works.

What are the features of the Gutenberg edition?

Gutenberg is one of the earlier projects offering free e-books, and its editions are mainly public-domain texts with simple formatting and no modern introduction or annotations. The advantages are that they are free, easy to obtain, and complete; the drawback is the lack of supporting explanation, so readers need to learn about the author and historical background themselves.

Is this book suitable for learning English?

It can serve as extensive reading material, but nineteenth-century sentence patterns and vocabulary are distant from modern English, so it is not suitable as an introductory textbook. If used for study, pair it with dictionary lookup and long-sentence analysis, focusing on narrative expressions rather than imitating its colloquial speech.

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About the author

Edward Payson Roe Author · American · 1838–1888

Edward Payson Roe (1838–1888) was an American novelist, Presbyterian minister, and horticultural writer, born in Moodna, New York, who served as a chaplain during the Civil War. His fiction is known for its moral instruction and themes of personal growth, and his strongly moralistic works were once bestsellers in the late nineteenth century. His representative works include Barriers Burned Away, He Fell in Love with His Wife, and The Face Illumined, as well as A Knight of the Nineteenth Century, Miss Lou, Nature's Serial Story, and Success with Small Fruits. Nineteen of his works are included in the collection, commonly classified under inspirational growth. Public information is limited, and details of his life are largely unavailable; scholarship relies mainly on his novels and gardening essays to understand his ideas and style.