01603cam a22003493u 4500 2696 UtSlPG 20260610133102.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 Elsie Venner Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Venner Release date is 2004-09-28 Produced by David Widger "Elsie Venner" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a novel published in 1861. It tells the story of a mysterious young woman marked by an unusual prenatal event: her mother's rattlesnake bite during pregnancy. When teacher Bernard Langdon arrives at her school, he becomes drawn to Elsie despite sensing something unsettling about her. The novel explores profound questions about human nature, inherited traits, and moral responsibility through this strange tale of a girl caught between human and serpent worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Didactic fiction Paranormal fiction Predestination -- Fiction Birthmarks -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2696 44773 44773