Seeing Things at Night (Registro nro. 76636)
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| control field | 35793 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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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 | Broun, Heywood, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1888-1939 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Seeing Things at Night |
| 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 | 2011 |
| 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 2011-04-08 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction -- The fifty-first dragon -- How to be a lion tamer -- H. G. Wells of England -- Promises and contracts and clocks -- Alcoholic liquors -- Some of my best friends are Yale men -- Bacillus and circumstance -- Death says it isn't so -- The library of a lover -- A bolt from the blue -- Inasmuch -- H. 3rd: the review of a continuous performance -- Southpaws -- Michael -- Buying a farm -- Romance and reticence -- A robe for the king -- Turning thirty -- Margaret Fuller -- Holding a baby -- Red magic -- The last trump -- Spanking manners -- Park Row and Fleet Street -- Merrick's women -- Just around the corner -- Reform through reading -- Shush! -- A test for critics -- Gray gods and green goddesses -- The cosmic kid -- A Jung man's fancy -- Deburau -- A reviewer's notebook. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was<br/>produced from scanned images of public domain material<br/>from the Google Print project.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Seeing Things at Night" by Heywood Broun is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book features a series of seemingly spontaneous articles that reflect on various topics, ranging from whimsical tales about dragons to contemplative observations on life and literature. Broun's engaging prose and keen social commentary invite readers into the whimsical and often humorous aspects of human behavior, offering insights into both the mundane and the extraordinary. The opening of the work presents an introduction that explains the author's intent behind the title, clarifying that the essays within are not exclusively theatrical, but rather pertain to his reflections crafted for newspaper readership. It highlights Broun's candid and whimsical approach, setting the stage for the first essay, "The Fifty-First Dragon," which introduces the character Gawaine le Coeur-Hardy, a reluctant student at a knight school who, much to his surprise, is trained to slay dragons. The narrative combines humor and irony, establishing a lighthearted tone that permeates the collection. This initial piece serves as an exemplary taste of Broun’s clever storytelling and sharp wit, engaging readers with a narrative that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Essays |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35793">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35793</a> |
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