A lot of classics, especially those from the 19th century were initially serialized in newspapers, and the resulting doorstopper of a book was never meant to be read in a short time frame that teachers usually give for reading and report writing.
I just read Frankenstein, published in 1818, and it’s originally in 3 volumes even tho it’s not that long in total. My assumption was that printing and binding big books was a problem back then but maybe people didn’t read it as one
Your assumption might be the case for frankenstein, it’s a relatively short book.
The parent is most likely talking about books like the count of monte cristo. It goes on for more than a thousand pages, but was originally serialised over a couple years.
Similar things happen to older books. Current day editions of don quixote include don quixote part 2, which was a sequel published a decade after the first.
A lot of classics, especially those from the 19th century were initially serialized in newspapers, and the resulting doorstopper of a book was never meant to be read in a short time frame that teachers usually give for reading and report writing.
I just read Frankenstein, published in 1818, and it’s originally in 3 volumes even tho it’s not that long in total. My assumption was that printing and binding big books was a problem back then but maybe people didn’t read it as one
Your assumption might be the case for frankenstein, it’s a relatively short book.
The parent is most likely talking about books like the count of monte cristo. It goes on for more than a thousand pages, but was originally serialised over a couple years.
Similar things happen to older books. Current day editions of don quixote include don quixote part 2, which was a sequel published a decade after the first.
Next thing you’re gonna tell me I’m not supposed to binge an entire 22-episode season of The Office in one sitting.