"And now, gentle reader, I must say goodnight. Maybe that is why I am so interested in using it myself. "Gentle reader" would sound somewhat spooky or odd in our era. In more modern times, the narrator device is still used frequently, but I doubt that in this day and age the art of intimately addressing readers is as popular. If you had stood there amongst them, gentle reader, you would know of what I speak. "What terrible rains and wind that storm did bring. The gentle reader - The enjoyment of poetry - The mission of humor - Cases of conscience concerning witchcraft - The honorable points of ignorance - That history should be readable - The evolution of the gentleman - The hinter-land of science - The gentle reader's. It also allows the author to " fill in the blanks" in a story landscape that is complex with integral back story, but it is not important to discuss this at this time. The narrator device allows the author an opportunity to address the reader directly, to draw him or her into the story. "And now, gentle reader, I begin a tale that must be told." The book, The Gentle Reader, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made. The author needed something that would allow any reader to think they were being directly addressed. " Ladies and gentlemen" just didn't work. Long ago when the world was a bit younger than it is now, authors who chose to place a narrator behind the curtain of their story would address the reader. This narrator may be a character in the story, an unnamed stranger, or the author himself or herself.
(shelved 11 times as gentle-reads) avg rating 4.28 850,925 ratings published 1908. Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, 1) by. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. One of the oldest of these devices is use of a narrator to tell the tale. avg rating 3.89 136,571 ratings published 2010. An author has many literary devices available when he or she decides to tell a story.
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