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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aGarrett, Randall,
_d1927-1987
245 1 0 _aRespectfully mine
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 _aProduced from Infinity August 1958.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-17
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Respectfully Mine" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written during the mid-20th century. The narrative centers around Leland Hale, a clever and resourceful crook known for his ability to steal and manipulate situations to his advantage. The story unfolds in a futuristic setting where interstellar travel and police units exist, highlighting Hale's escapades as he attempts to outsmart the law while pursuing a valuable artistic treasure. In this fast-paced tale, Leland Hale infiltrates the art world on the relatively obscure planet of Apfahl to exploit the opening of a time capsule that supposedly holds a significant piece of work by the renowned artist R. Philipp Dachboden. As the plot thickens, Dr. Rudolf Mier, the director of the local Museum of Cultural History, becomes involved, unwittingly aiding Hale in his cunning scheme. With an impending opening that garners significant attention, Hale engineers a plan to switch the time capsules, leading to a remarkable crescendo where his deceptive tactics are revealed. The story concludes with Hale having successfully eluded capture, leaving others, including political figures and law enforcement, to grapple with the fallout of his audacious heist, highlighting themes of cleverness, deception, and the intricacies of fame and legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York, NY: Royal Publications, Inc., 1958
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aCriminals -- Fiction
653 _aTime capsules -- Fiction
700 1 _aSchoenherr, John,
_d1935-2010
830 0 _aProduced from Infinity August 1958.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72147
999 _c112873
_d112873