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100	1		_aComer, Cornelia A. P. _q(Cornelia Atwood Pratt), _d1865-1929
245	1	2	_aA book of martyrs
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aThe ivory series
500			_aRelease date is 2023-10-13
505	0		_aWitherle's freedom -- Serene's religious experience; an inland story -- An instance of chivalry -- A consuming fire -- An unearned reward -- Hardesty's cowardice -- "The honor of a gentleman" -- Rivals -- At the end of the world.
508			_aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"A Book of Martyrs" by Cornelia Atwood Pratt is a collection of narratives published in the late 19th century. The stories within explore themes of personal sacrifice, moral dilemmas, and human resilience, often centered around intriguing central characters facing profound life challenges. The opening of the work presents an interesting prelude to the first story, "Witherle's Freedom," which introduces Witherle, a minister who suddenly disappears from his comfortable life, leaving his friends and family bewildered by his abrupt choices. His life had been orderly and fulfilling by societal standards, yet an internal yearning for true freedom compels him to abandon it all for an uncertain existence. The narrative sets up a dramatic exploration of Witherle’s motivations and the consequences of his quest for liberation as he grapples with his inner turmoil upon unexpectedly encountering a former acquaintance, who is eager to understand the reasoning behind his drastic departure. The complex interplay of obligation, fulfillment, and self-discovery creates a thoughtful opening that suggests deeper thematic explorations to come within the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896
653			_aShort stories, American
653			_aAmerican fiction -- 19th century
830		0	_aThe ivory series
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/bookofmartyrs0000come/page/n7/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71872
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