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041 7 _aen
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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aWallace, Edgar,
_d1875-1932
245 1 0 _aCaptains of souls
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-11-05
508 _aAl Haines
520 _a"Captains of Souls" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Beryl Merville, who expresses her perplexity and curiosity about a mysterious man named Ambrose Sault, while navigating societal pressures and family dynamics. This narrative seems to intertwine themes of love, power, and the complexities of human relations against a backdrop of financial and social intrigue. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Beryl Merville through her letter to Ronnie. She discusses her recent return from Italy, her disappointment at not finding him, and her encounters with Mr. Steppe and the enigmatic Ambrose Sault. Beryl is both fascinated and intimidated by Sault, a colored man with a commanding presence and a tragic backstory, revealed through their interactions. The narrative builds tension around her father's dubious financial dealings and affiliations with powerful figures like Mr. Steppe and Mr. Moropulos, hinting at a possible underlying scandal. This opening chapter sets the stage for a complex exploration of character relationships intertwined with themes of societal expectation and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: A. L. Burt Company, 1922
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aMystery fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/captainsofsouls0000edga
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74687
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