The Prelude to Adventure (Registro nro. 60471)
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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 | Walpole, Hugh, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1884-1941 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Prelude to Adventure |
| 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 |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2006-08-20 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Etext produced by Andrew Hodson<br/><br/>HTML file produced by David Widger |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Prelude to Adventure" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the protagonist, Olva Dune, grappling with the aftermath of a violent confrontation that leads to the death of Carfax, a classmate with a reputation for cruelty. As Olva wrestles with the implications of his actions and his sudden awareness of a higher power, he navigates the complexities of guilt, existential contemplation, and a burgeoning sense of adventure amidst his university life at Cambridge. The opening of the novel establishes a tense atmosphere as Olva discovers the body of Carfax in a secluded wood following a confrontation driven by pent-up resentment and hatred. Following the incident, Olva experiences a mix of detachment and grim satisfaction, reflecting on the nature of violence and its moral implications. As he returns to Cambridge, the burden of his secret begins to weigh heavily on him, even as he tries to maintain a façade of normalcy among peers who remain oblivious to his crime. The chilling duality of Olva's character—an athlete with a distinguished background yet harboring dark impulses—sets the stage for a psychological exploration of guilt and the search for justice in a world cloaked in indifference to violence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
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| Uncontrolled term | Murderers -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | Murder -- Fiction |
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| Uncontrolled term | College students -- Fiction |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19085">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19085</a> |
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