02104cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500220014426400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000380035250000310039050800880042152011930050953400450170265300120174785600430175918708UtSlPG20260610133433.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPH1 aJókai, Mór,d1825-190410aDr. Dumany's Wife 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTranslation of: Nincsen ördög  aRelease date is 2006-06-28  aE-text prepared by Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders  a"Dr. Dumany's Wife" by Mór Jókai is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative opens with an intriguing story centered around a young boy named James Dumany, who is both deaf and mute after a traumatic accident, and the circumstances surrounding his family's journey following a train catastrophe. The book appears to explore themes of tragedy, familial love, and social dynamics through the lens of various characters impacted by this calamity.  The opening of the novel introduces us to a traveler on the St. Gothard railway, who learns of a wealthy American family traveling with their son and numerous attendants. The train is soon disrupted by an accident, leading to a catastrophic landslide that devastates the train and its passengers. The protagonist finds himself thrust into a chaotic scene where he is tasked with rescuing the child after the governess's tragic decision to return for her bonnet leads to her demise. As the story unfolds, the complexities of human relationships, societal expectations, and the aftermath of loss are hinted at, laying the groundwork for an emotionally charged narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18708