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100 1 _aMottram, R. H.
_q(Ralph Hale),
_d1883-1971
245 1 4 _aThe crime at Vanderlynden's
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aBook 3 of The Spanish farm trilogy.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-12-17
508 _aTim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Crime at Vanderlynden’s" by R. H. Mottram is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set during World War I, it unfolds in a war-torn Flemish village where British soldiers interact with local civilians, primarily focusing on an incident involving a damaged shrine and its implications. The novel delves into the complexities of military-civilian relations during wartime, exploring themes of dignity, misunderstanding, and the consequences of malevolent acts amidst chaos. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Stephen Doughty Dormer, a young bank clerk serving in military staff, who is embroiled in an incident concerning a claim made by an elderly Belgian farmer, Mr. Vanderlynden. The claim involves damages done to a religious shrine allegedly by a soldier, with the narrative highlighting the tension between the occupying forces and the affected civilians. Dormer is tasked with investigating the claim and ultimately seeks to determine the truth behind the allegation while grappling with the moral ambiguities and the chaotic nature of war that surrounds him. The interplay of military authority, personal integrity, and the quest for justice sets the stage for the unfolding drama, hinting at deeper explorations of duty and human experience during conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Chatto & Windus, 1926
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.302073
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72444
999 _c113169
_d113169