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Riassunto di Ruth Fielding nel Maine
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For readers who love girls' adventures, series fiction and the early days of the movies, with seaside mysteries, loyal friends and a determined young screenwriter defending her work.
Che cos’è questo libro
Ruth Fielding Down East is a novel in the Ruth Fielding series, published under the name Alice B. Emerson. That name was a pen name used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the publishing house behind many series for young readers in the early twentieth century. The series follows one determined girl from childhood into a working life, and this volume belongs to the years when Ruth makes her way in the world of motion pictures.
The book sends Ruth to the rocky coast of the northeast, where a lonely figure known as the hermit of Beach Plum Point lives apart from his neighbors. Her work and her good name are at stake, and she has to use courage, patience and loyal friends to put things right. You get a quick, friendly adventure with a seaside setting and a heroine who does not give up. Let us look first at where the story takes Ruth.
In questo riassunto
- 1Ruth carries her work to the coastFree
- 2A hermit makes the coast a mystery
- 3Ruth fights to keep what she has made
- 4A plain style built for series readers
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Ruth carries her work to the coast
The title tells you where the story goes. Down East is an old phrase for the seacoast of the northeast, and the book trades the busy places of Ruth's working life for salt air, rocks and small shore communities. For a series heroine, a change of scene is part of the pleasure. Readers get fresh surroundings while meeting a character they already know.
Ruth Fielding herself is the center of every chapter. By this point in the series she is no longer a child sent to live with a stern uncle. She is a young woman with responsibilities, a reputation and a job in which her ideas matter. The books treat her as capable, and the plot tests that ability.
Friends from earlier volumes keep her company, as they do in most of the series. Helen Cameron and her brother Tom are among the regular companions. Their presence gives the story warmth and gives Ruth people to trust when trouble begins. If you have not read the earlier books, the story still stands on its own, because the author reminds readers who is who as it goes.
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Questions about Ruth Fielding nel Maine
What is Ruth Fielding Down East about?
It is a mystery adventure in which Ruth Fielding, a young screenwriter, travels to the northeast coast. A hermit, a threat to her scripts and her loyal friends all play a part in the story.
Who is Alice B. Emerson?
Alice B. Emerson is a pen name used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Ruth Fielding series. Different writers produced the books under that single name, a common practice for series fiction of the period.
Do I need to read the earlier Ruth Fielding books first?
No. The book stands well enough on its own, since it reminds readers of the main characters. Earlier volumes add background about Ruth's friends and career, but they are not required.
When was Ruth Fielding Down East written?
It was published in 1920 as part of the long-running Ruth Fielding series. It is a work of fiction, written when silent motion pictures were growing into a major industry.
Is Ruth Fielding Down East hard to read?
No. The sentences are plain, the chapters are short and the plot is easy to follow. Young and adult readers alike can read it comfortably.