The Romance of Wills and Testaments (Registro nro. 98743)
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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 |
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| Classification number | CT |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vine Hall, Edgar, |
| Dates associated with a name | -1938 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Romance of Wills and Testaments |
| 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 |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2018-09-16 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface -- The romance of wills -- Wills not fulfilled -- Dr. Johnson's will -- Death-bed dispositions -- Wills by word of mouth -- The polycodicillic will -- Eighteenth-century piety -- The dead hand -- Wills of fancy and of fantasy -- Strife -- Love and gratitude -- The servant problem -- Animals and pets -- The way of all flesh -- Burials and funerals -- Wills and ghosts. |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by ellinora, Paul Marshall, MWS 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) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Romance of Wills and Testaments" by Edgar Vine Hall is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The work explores the fascinating and varied nature of wills and testaments, delving into the personalities, histories, and societal nuances they reveal. The author emphasizes how these documents serve as profound reflections of human nature, showcasing emotions from humor to tragedy as they recount the final wishes of individuals from different walks of life. At the start of the collection, Hall introduces the concept of wills as more than mere legal documents; he describes them as revealing intimate aspects of their authors, both in terms of personality and the context of their times. He reflects on the social and historical significance of wills, recounting anecdotes about notable figures like John Milton and Bishop Corbet, whose testamentary dispositions offer insights into their lives and relationships. The opening establishes a tone that combines literary analysis with a passion for history, encouraging readers to appreciate the depth found in a seemingly mundane legal artifact. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Wills -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57914">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57914</a> |
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