The great illusion (Registro nro. 114108)
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| control field | 73383 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610134710.0 |
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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 | Banister, Manly, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1914-1986 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The great illusion |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 Super-Science Fiction February 1957. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2024-04-12 |
| 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 Great Illusion" by Manly Banister is a science fiction narrative that explores themes of perception, culture, and the nature of reality. Written in the mid-20th century, the book follows the adventures of Cliff Rowley, a psychic investigator in the Galactic Ethnological Survey Corps, as he grapples with the enigmatic civilization on the closed world of Hume. This world initially appears primitive and idyllic, yet Rowley senses a deeper, unsettling layer that hints at an illusion being carefully maintained. In this story, Rowley arrives on Hume to conduct investigations but quickly realizes that the apparent simplicity of the villagers conceals a far more complex truth. As he interacts with the inhabitants, he discovers their seemingly happy existence is a facade—a performance designed to keep galactic explorers at bay. The narrative unfolds to reveal that the villagers, along with their vibrant culture, are not what they seem; they are mental projections generated by the trees of Hume, which are the true intelligent beings of the planet. This realization leads Rowley to confront profound questions about identity, culture, and the ethics of interference in alien civilizations, ultimately culminating in an understanding that sometimes the greatest truths are hidden behind illusions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | New York, NY: Headline Publications, Inc., 1956 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
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| Uncontrolled term | Life on other planets -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Outer space -- Exploration -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Psychic ability -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Freas, Kelly, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1922-2005 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Super-Science Fiction February 1957. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73383">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73383</a> |
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