A Gamble with Life (Registro nro. 80256)
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| control field | 39417 |
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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 | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hocking, Silas K. |
| Fuller form of name | (Silas Kitto), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1850-1935 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Gamble with 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 | 2012 |
| 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 2012-04-10 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Chris Curnow, Sue Fleming, Lindy Walsh and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Gamble with Life" by Silas K. Hocking is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Rufus Sterne, a man who has entered into a risky financial arrangement with his lawyer, Felix Muller, which hinges on the success of a personal invention. The book explores themes of ambition, the value of life, and moral dilemmas, as Rufus grapples with the implications of his choices. The beginning of the novel introduces Rufus and his bold proposal to Felix, wherein he offers the promise of his life insurance payout as collateral for a loan to support his invention. As the plot unfolds, Rufus's confidence in his success is juxtaposed with existential thoughts about life and death. The narrative further complicates when Rufus encounters a mysterious young woman, Madeline Grover, who captivates him. Their paths dramatically intersect when she finds herself in danger on the cliffs, prompting Rufus to confront his philosophical beliefs about life while risking his own to save her. The tension builds around themes of courage, sacrifice, and the unpredictability of outcomes as the tide begins to rise against Rufus's desperation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Suspense fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39417">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39417</a> |
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