Crucial Instances (Registro nro. 49506)
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| control field | 7516 |
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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 | Wharton, Edith, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1862-1937 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Crucial Instances |
| 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 | 2005 |
| 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 | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial_Instances |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2005-02-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The Duchess at prayer -- The angel at the grave -- The recovery -- "Copy": a dialogue -- The Rembrandt -- The moving finger -- The confessional. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, William<br/>Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team<br/>HTM version by Chuck Greif |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Crucial Instances" by Edith Wharton is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The work delves into themes of love, loss, and existential contemplation, often set against the backdrop of the upper-class society that Wharton was known for critiquing. The opening story, "The Duchess at Prayer," introduces us to the tragic and complex figure of Duchess Violante, exploring the intermingling of art, devotion, and the shadows of personal anguish in her life. The opening of "Crucial Instances" presents a richly descriptive setting within an old Italian villa, where the narrator encounters an elderly guide. As they explore the faded grandeur of the Duchess's apartment, including a chilling statue of the Duchess in prayer, a sense of mystery unfolds. The old man hints at a dark history involving the statue, which once bore a serene visage but has now twisted into a depiction of horror. Through the old man's fragmented memories, we learn of the Duchess's once-vibrant spirit, her isolation, and how she may have succumbed to despair, leading to the statue's chilling transformation. The tone is laced with a sense of foreboding and intrigue, setting the stage for Wharton's exploration of deeper psychological themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories, American |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American fiction -- 19th century |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7516">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7516</a> |
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