The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan (Registro nro. 44045)
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| control field | 1935 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610133051.0 |
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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 | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Thackeray, William Makepeace, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1811-1863 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan |
| 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 | 1999 |
| 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 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 1999-10-01 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | David Price |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the somewhat absurd and self-aggrandizing exploits of Major Goliah O'Grady Gahagan, an officer in the British Indian Army, as he recounts his numerous adventures, battles, and romantic misadventures during the colonial period. Through Gahagan's exaggerated tales and comically flawed perspectives, the novel explores themes of bravado, identity, and the absurdity of war. At the start of the book, Gahagan introduces himself with great pomp, emphasizing his titles and the frequent mix-ups due to the commonality of his name. He shares humorous anecdotes about how his life is marked by peculiar incidents, including an ill-fated duel with his brother stemming from a trivial dispute. As the narrative unfolds, he fondly reminisces about his youthful, reckless love for Julia Jowler, describing the fierce competition among fellow officers for her affection during their voyage to India. His eventual romantic encounters and military escapades set the stage for a larger commentary on the British military's representation in India and the farcical nature of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1935">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1935</a> |
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