Seeing the Elephant (Registro nro. 90119)
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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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 | Baker, George M. |
| Fuller form of name | (George Melville), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1832-1890 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Seeing the Elephant |
| 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 | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2015-06-25 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Edwards, Elisa and the Online Distributed<br/>Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was<br/>produced from images generously made available by The<br/>Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Seeing the Elephant" by George M. Baker is a comedic play written in the early 1870s. This theatrical work revolves around the humorous consequences of a farmer's drunken antics at an auction where he inadvertently bids on an elephant, leading to chaos in his household and community. The play reflects the lively and comedic style of American theater during its time, highlighting themes of alcohol consumption, familial obligations, and humorous misunderstandings. The story centers on Silas Somerby, a farmer with a penchant for drink, who stumbles into a series of comedic misadventures after accidentally bidding on an elephant while intoxicated. As he grapples with the fallout of his drunken behavior, Silas faces demands for damages from angry neighbors whose properties his so-called elephant has destroyed. Throughout the play, Silas's family members, including his wife Rachel and son Johnny, react with disbelief and exasperation as they contend with the repercussions of his decisions. The situation is lightheartedly resolved when Harry, a friend who is in love with Silas's daughter Sally, proposes a plan to help Silas reclaim control over his life by promising to marry Sally if Silas gives up drinking. The play concludes with a blend of laughter and moral lesson, as Silas promises to reform and navigate his responsibilities more wisely. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American drama -- 19th century |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49281">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49281</a> |
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