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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aBelloc, Hilaire,
_d1870-1953
245 1 0 _aMr. Petre
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-03
508 _aCarol Brown, Emmanuel Ackerman 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"Mr. Petre" by Hilaire Belloc is a novel associated with early 20th century literature, published in the 1920s. The story follows the central character, Mr. Petre, who is depicted as a rather stout middle-aged man returning to England after a two-year absence in America. Upon his arrival, he experiences a peculiar sense of detachment and loss of memory, leading him to grapple with his identity and past as he tries to piece together the fragments of his life. The opening of the novel establishes a sense of mystery and disorientation. Mr. Petre steps off a ship into the English countryside, filled with anticipation for his return but simultaneously burdened by blank spots in his memory. As he travels to London, he becomes increasingly aware that he cannot recall essential details about his life. This growing sense of confusion culminates when he learns his name is tied to important wealth and social status, which places him at the center of intrigue among various characters in London's elite circles. The narrative builds on this tension as Mr. Petre finds himself unwittingly involved in an unfolding drama related to his financial dealings, raising questions about his past and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1925
653 _aSatire
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aCapitalists and financiers -- Fiction
653 _aMistaken identity -- Fiction
653 _aMillionaires -- Fiction
653 _aMystery fiction
653 _aAmnesia -- Fiction
700 1 _aChesterton, G. K.
_q(Gilbert Keith),
_d1874-1936
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.323015
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75030
999 _c115755
_d115755