The Gift (Registro nro. 106121)
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| control field | 65298 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sturgis, Melvin |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Gift |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1951 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-05-10 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Gift" by Melvin Sturgis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers on a boy named Carl Sloan, who possesses the miraculous ability to heal others. However, this extraordinary power leads him to face persecution and misunderstanding from society, which views his gifts as a threat rather than a boon. The story unfolds in a courtroom setting, where Carl's past is examined in light of a tragic incident that resulted in several deaths during a chaotic public demonstration of his healing powers. Through various witnesses, including childhood acquaintances and school officials, we learn how Carl's gifts isolated him rather than fostered relationships, leading to his eventual institutionalization. As he matures, he struggles with the repercussions of his abilities and the difficult relationship he has with a society that deems him dangerous. The book explores themes of acceptance, the nature of miracles, and society's fear of those who are different, culminating in a poignant and unsettling conclusion as Carl's fate is sealed by a system unwilling to comprehend his true nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Healers -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Trials -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Psychic ability -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Fuqua, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1905-1959 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1951 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65298">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65298</a> |
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