The river of stars (Registro nro. 116454)
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| control field | 75729 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134743.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 19014361 |
| 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 | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wallace, Edgar, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1875-1932 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The river of stars |
| 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 | 2025 |
| 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 |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_of_Stars_(novel) |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-03-27 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Emmanuel Ackerman, David E. Brown, Mark Lambert, Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Andrew Butchers, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The River of Stars" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the world of colonial exploration, con artistry, and criminal intrigue, focusing on characters drawn into the mystery of a legendary African diamond mine known as the River of Stars. The story follows the fortunes of Amber, a clever and charming ex-convict, as well as Lambaire, a dubious financier, and the Sutton siblings whose family legacy is tied to the lost expedition and its tempting secret. Themes of adventure, deception, and moral ambiguity give the narrative an air of both suspense and wit. The opening of the novel lays out the origins of the central mystery: a doomed expedition into Africa in search of the fabled diamond-laden River of Stars, from which no one returns except gruesome rumors and, later, one half-mad survivor. We then meet Amber, recently released from prison, whose intelligence and debonair irreverence set him apart from both the criminal class and the upright. The story quickly introduces a web of characters—from the naïve Francis Sutton and his protective sister Cynthia to the menacing Lambaire and the eccentric Whitey—intertwined through dangerous money-making schemes and the elusive chart to the lost mine. Through tight dialogue and lively scenes in London’s underworld, the stage is set for intrigue and adventure as the legacy of the lost expedition draws this unlikely cast toward confrontation and high-stakes pursuit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: Ward, Lock and Co., Limited, 1914 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | British -- Africa -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa, West -- Fiction |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001348176">https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001348176</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75729">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75729</a> |
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