The Chequers : (Registro nro. 59896)
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| control field | 18510 |
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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 | Runciman, James, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1852-1891 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Chequers : |
| Remainder of title | Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary |
| 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 | 2006 |
| 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 2006-06-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Steven Gibbs, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Chequers" by James Runciman is a novel written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the grim realities of life in and around a public house, narrated from the perspective of the protagonist known as the Loafer, who interacts with various characters belonging to the lower social strata. The book explores themes of alcoholism, social decay, and the complexity of human relationships through the observations and anecdotes of the Loafer. The opening portion introduces the reader to the unforgiving environment of a public house, emphasizing the stark contrast between the idealized notion of social drinking and the despondent realities faced by its patrons. The narrator establishes himself as an equal among the regulars, revealing his role as an observer and participant in their daily struggles. Through vivid descriptions of the bar's atmosphere and the behavior of its visitors, Runciman sets a tone of gritty realism that pervades the narrative. It becomes evident that the characters caught in this cycle of drink and despair are not merely subjects of pity; they illustrate the intricate dynamics of survival, companionship, and moral ambiguity within a society marked by vice and ruin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18510">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18510</a> |
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