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100 1 _aDods, Mary Diana,
_d1791?-1830?
245 1 0 _aTales of the Wild and the Wonderful [1825]
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aAttributed to Mary Diana Dods; formerly attributed to George Henry Borrow.
500 _aRelease date is 2021-06-12
505 0 _aThe prediction -- The yellow dwarf -- Der freischütz, from the German of A. Apel -- The fortunes of De la Pole -- The lord of the Maelstrom -- Notes to The lord of the Maelstrom.
508 _aTranscribed from the 1825 Hurst, Robinson and Co. edition by David Price. Many thanks to the Bodleian Library for making their copy available
520 _a"Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful" by Mary Diana Dods is a collection of short stories written in the early 19th century. The volume promises to entertain with a variety of tales, including original narratives and adaptations of fairy tales, exploring themes of fate, superstition, and the consequences of predictions. The opening story introduces intriguing characters, particularly Rhys Meredith, who possesses an enigmatic ability to predict the future, and Ruth Tudor, a beautiful maiden caught in his foreboding fate. At the start of the book, the narrator engages the reader with a preamble, acknowledging their potential skepticism regarding the originality of the stories. This is followed by the tale of a secluded Welsh village where Rhys Meredith, a mysterious and moody figure, becomes a source of both admiration and fear due to his prophetic abilities. Ruth Tudor, a vibrant young woman, initially dismisses his predictions but soon finds herself ensnared in a web of fate predicted by Rhys. As the narrative unfolds, it explores Ruth's internal struggle against her foreseen doom, showcasing her transition from confidence to despair after she is marked by a dire prophecy. The tension builds as her fate becomes linked to Rhys's darker intentions, leading to a tragic confrontation that propels the story into a complex exploration of destiny and moral consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
653 _aAdventure stories
700 1 _aApel, August,
_d1771-1816
700 1 _aBorrow, George,
_d1803-1881
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65597
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