The Booming of Acre Hill, and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life (Registro nro. 52755)
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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 | Bangs, John Kendrick, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1862-1922 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Booming of Acre Hill, and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life |
| 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 | 2004 |
| 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 |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2004-02-01 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The booming of Acre Hill -- The strange misadventures of an organ -- The plot that failed -- The base ingratitude of Barkis, M.D. -- The utilitarian Mr. Carraway -- The book sales of Mr. Peters -- The valor of Brinley -- Wilkins -- The mayor's lamps -- The balance of power -- Jarley's experiment -- Jarley's Thanksgiving -- Harry and Maude and I, also James -- An affinitive romance -- Mrs. Upton's device. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Michael Ciesielski and PG Distributed<br/>Proofreaders |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Booming of Acre Hill and Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life" by John Kendrick Bangs is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives primarily revolve around the suburban community of Dumfries Corners and its inhabitants, tackling the absurdities of suburban life, the clash between nature and development, and the quirks of social ambitions. The opening stories set the stage for quirky, character-driven tales that delve into the intersection of urban convenience and the nostalgia for nature. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces Acre Hill, a suburban area transformed from a serene landscape to a bustling community with the advent of the Acre Hill Land Improvement Company. The tale follows the chief figure behind this transformation, a mild-mannered man, who struggles with the challenges of promoting Acre Hill to potential residents. His attempts culminate in the introduction of “Jocular Jimson Jones,” a society figure tasked with attracting attention to the area through extravagant social gatherings, ultimately leading to the selling of homes—only for Jimson to vanish, leaving the community to ponder the transient nature of social standing and success. This introductory portion sets a comedic yet poignant tone for what’s to follow, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of suburban living. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | City and town life -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Suburban life -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gibson, Charles Dana, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1867-1944 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11309">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11309</a> |
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