Death at the Excelsior, and other stories (Registro nro. 50161)
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| control field | 8176 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610133218.0 |
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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 | Wodehouse, P. G. |
| Fuller form of name | (Pelham Grenville), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1881-1975 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Death at the Excelsior, and other stories |
| 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 | Release date is 2005-05-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Death at the Excelsior -- Misunderstood -- The best sauce -- Jeeves and the chump Cyril -- Jeeves in the springtime -- Concealed art -- The test case. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Death at the Excelsior, and Other Stories" by P. G. Wodehouse is a collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The title story sets a tone of mystery intertwined with dark humor as it unravels the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Captain John Gunner in a boarding house, hinting at themes of intrigue while introducing characters like Mrs. Pickett, the boarding house owner, and various other eccentric residents. The opening of the story begins with the grim discovery of Captain Gunner's body by two characters: Constable Grogan and Mrs. Pickett. Their observations prompt speculation about the cause of death, which the doctor is uncertain about but suspects foul play involving poisoning, despite initial theories pointing towards apoplexy or a heart attack. As the plot unfolds, the mysterious circumstances deepen, particularly when it is revealed that the captain was previously in good health. The narrative quickly introduces Detective Oakes, who is assigned to investigate, and as he delves into the peculiar details surrounding the captain's demise, tension builds over the secretive behaviors of other characters in the boarding-house, ultimately leading to further complications and an unexpected confession. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Humorous stories, English |
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| Uncontrolled term | Wooster, Bertie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Jeeves (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Valets -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Pepper, Reggie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8176">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8176</a> |
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