A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West Africa (Registro nro. 63043)
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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 | Cornell, Fred C. |
| Fuller form of name | (Frederick Carruthers), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1867-1921 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West Africa |
| 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 | 2007 |
| 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 2007-06-22 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari -- The salting of the great north-eastern fields, being an episode in the life of Dick Sydney, prospector -- The follower -- The proof -- "Bushman's paradise" -- "The drink of the dead" -- The waters of Erongo. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Charles Klingman |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari and Other Tales of South-West Africa" by Frederick Carruthers Cornell is a collection of seven short stories written in the early 20th century. The work captures the essence of South-West Africa, showcasing both its harsh deserts and vibrant landscapes through the lens of adventure and survival. Through imaginative storytelling intertwined with accurate descriptions of the region, Cornell delves into themes of exploration, danger, and the unyielding appeal of the untamed natural world. The opening of "A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari" introduces an unnamed narrator who, engaged in ivory trading, finds himself deep within the uncharted regions of German South-West Africa. After experiencing an elephant hunting expedition, the narrator encounters a hunchbacked stranger after a fall from his horse. This stranger, who tends to him and has an uncanny knowledge of the land, alludes to a mysterious quest for diamonds and recounts a series of fantastical events connected to them. The dynamic builds excitement and intrigue, setting the stage for an adventurous narrative filled with local lore and the imminent trials posed by the unforgiving Kalahari Desert. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Africa -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21899">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21899</a> |
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