02517cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000280011324500260014126400510016730000470021833600260026533700260029133800360031750000310035350503400038450801840072452011380090853400450204665300120209165300280210385600430213199900170217441189UtSlPG20260610133936.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aBates, Arlo,d1850-191812aA Book o' Nine Tales. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-10-260 aA strange idyl -- An episode in mask -- The tuberose -- An evening at whist -- Saucy Betty Mork -- Mrs. Fruffles is at home -- John Vantine -- The radiator -- Mère Marchette -- "Such sweet sorrow" -- Barum West's extravaganza -- A business meeting -- A sketch in umber -- Thirteen -- April's lady -- A Cuban morning -- Delia Grimwet.  aProduced by sp1nd, eagkw and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"A Book o' Nine Tales" by Arlo Bates is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book opens with a tale about a mysterious wounded man found on the shore after a shipwreck, who struggles with amnesia regarding his identity. The narrative explores themes of memory, love, and the mystery of personal history through the eyes of Columbine Dysart, the young woman caring for him, as well as the stranger's perplexing past.  At the start of the book, the reader meets a sick and delirious man lying in bed, unable to remember anything about himself, while a kind young nurse named Columbine tends to him. Their interactions reveal the girl's curiosity about his identity, which she weaves into her imagination as a romantic fantasy. As the man begins to regain consciousness and the light of reason in his eyes, he expresses confusion about his very existence, asking who he is. The opening sets the stage for an exploration of the characters’ evolving relationship, the poignant search for belonging, and the layers of mystery surrounding the stranger’s life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFiction  aShort stories, American40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41189  c82028d82028