The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories (Registro nro. 93397)
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| control field | 52563 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134218.0 |
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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 | Kester, Vaughan, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1869-1911 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories |
| 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 | 2016 |
| 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 2016-07-11 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Vaughan Kester -- The hand of the mighty -- The bad man of Las Vegas -- Mollie darling -- The blood of his ancestors -- When we have waited -- The deserter -- What Rearton saw -- How Mr. Rathburn was brought in -- Miss Caxton's father -- The half-breed -- Willie -- Mr. Feeney's social experiment -- All that a man hath. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Widger from page images generously<br/>provided by the Internet Archive |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Hand of the Mighty and Other Stories" by Vaughan Kester is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening tale introduces readers to the character of Thomas R. Pendagrast, a simple and genuine millionaire, and his interaction with the good-hearted yet simple local lawyer, Silas Quinby. Through their encounters, the story explores themes of kindness, misunderstanding, and the relationship between wealth and integrity within small-town life. At the start of the book, Pendagrast arrives in a small valley, charming local residents with his humility and friendliness, quite unlike the stereotypical image of a millionaire. Silas Quinby is portrayed as overly simplistic and somewhat ineffectual, yet he manages to gain Pendagrast's friendship. As Pendagrast enjoys his stay, an unexpected turn of events arise when Silas offers to help him buy local land, unwittingly putting both men in a predicament regarding inflated land prices and community dynamics. The opening establishes a humorous yet thought-provoking examination of character and morality, setting the tone for the stories to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories, American |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | American fiction -- 20th century |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kester, Paul, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1870-1933 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52563">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52563</a> |
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