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100 1 _aMatull, Kurt,
_d1872-1920
245 1 0 _aLord Lister No. 0310: Het geheim der steppen
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-15
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg
520 _a"Lord Lister No. 0310: Het geheim der steppen" by Matull, Blankensee, and Hageman is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story follows the main character, John Raffles, an adventurous gentleman known as the 'Great Unknown', and his friend Charly Brand, as they journey to Baron Iwan Dobrinsky's estate in the snow-covered Russian steppes. The narrative explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the backdrop of political turmoil during Russia’s revolutionary period. At the start of the novel, the atmosphere is set on a harsh winter day as Raffles and Brand arrive at the baron’s lavish estate via a troika, drawn by strong horses through a snow-blanketed landscape. The pair is warmly received by Baron Dobrinsky, who, despite his noble background, reveals that he embraces the changes brought by the revolution, even going as far as to share his estate with local peasants. The opening chapters present a mix of engaging dialogue and vivid descriptions, immersing the reader in not just the physical landscape but also the complex, evolving societal dynamics of Russia, foreshadowing the deep-seated tensions that will frame the characters’ interactions as the looming conflict and its implications swirl around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cAmsterdam: Roman- Boek- en Kunsthandel, 1910
653 _aDetective and mystery stories -- Periodicals
653 _aDime novels -- Periodicals
700 1 _aBlankensee, Theo von,
_d1881-1928
700 1 _aHageman, Felix
_q(Leonard Felix),
_d1877-1966
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73634
999 _c114359
_d114359