Queer Luck: Poker Stories from the New York Sun (Registro nro. 98580)
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| control field | 57751 |
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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 | Curtis, David A., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1846-1923 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Queer Luck: Poker Stories from the New York Sun |
| 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 | 2018 |
| 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 2018-08-23 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Why he quit the game -- Freeze-out for a life -- A gambler's pistol play -- Queer runs of luck -- Storms's straight flush -- For a senate seat -- The bill went through -- Poker for high stakes -- "Overland Jack" -- His last Sunday game -- Foss stopped the game -- He played for his wife -- The club's last game. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by ellinora, Charlie Howard, and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Queer Luck: Poker Stories from the New York Sun" by David A. Curtis is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the world of poker, exploring various high-stakes games and the intriguing characters that inhabit them, often illustrating themes of chance, luck, and moral dilemmas faced by gamblers. The tales unfold in a lively and vivid setting, showcasing the excitement and tension of card games in both private clubs and broader social contexts. The opening of the collection features a tense poker game where five skilled players are deeply engrossed in their high-stakes match, revealing nuances of strategy, psychology, and camaraderie among them. As they grapple with the exceptional luck taking place at the table, the tension rises until one of the players, a lawyer, is confronted with an ethical dilemma regarding a substantial pot won using money that isn't his own. This turns into a moment of personal reckoning, leading him to step away from the game altogether while reflecting on the nature of honor and integrity in gambling. The initial chapter sets an engaging tone for the stories that follow, establishing an atmosphere rich with suspense and moral complexity. (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 | Poker -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Poker players -- Fiction |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57751">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57751</a> |
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