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
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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
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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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