The Portent and Other Stories (Registro nro. 50833)
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| control field | 8913 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610133227.0 |
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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 | MacDonald, George, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1824-1905 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Portent 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 2005-09-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The portent -- The cruel painter -- The castle -- The wow o' rivven -- The broken swords -- The gray wolf -- Uncle Cornelius his story. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Text file produced by Jonathan Ingram, Sandra Brown and the DP Team<br/><br/>HTML file produced by David Widger |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Portent and Other Stories" by George MacDonald is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The overarching narrative, "The Portent," explores themes of inner vision and the Highland belief in second sight, following the life of a young man named Duncan, who grapples with his unique gifts and their implications. As the story unfolds, it hints at a blend of romance, the supernatural, and human nature, particularly as Duncan navigates his relationships and the mysterious phenomena surrounding him. The opening of the book introduces us to Duncan's boyhood in the rugged Scottish Highlands, emphasizing his deep connection to the landscape and his peculiar sensitivity to sounds that others cannot perceive. The narrative reflects on his solitary adventures on a hill that he regards as a kingdom of his own. A sense of foreboding is established through his experiences with second sight and unsettling auditory phenomena. As Duncan grows older, he encounters his old nurse, who possesses second sight, and reveals an ominous connection between the sounds he hears and impending misfortunes. The opening chapters set a tone of introspection and anticipation, hinting at the unfolding drama of Duncan's life as he confronts both his extraordinary abilities and the darker forces at play around him. (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 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Highlands (Scotland) -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8913">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8913</a> |
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