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100	1		_aBraddon, M. E. _q(Mary Elizabeth), _d1835-1915
245	1	0	_aLucius Davoren; or, Publicans and sinners, vol. 1
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 2025-04-16
508			_aBob Taylor, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Lucius Davoren; or, Publicans and Sinners, vol. 1" by M. E. Braddon is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Lucius Davoren, a surgeon and amateur explorer whose fate becomes entangled with others during an ill-fated expedition in the Canadian wilderness. The book likely explores themes of survival, personal ambition, and the consequences of past secrets, with Lucius as the primary protagonist. The presence of mysterious characters, struggles against nature, and hints at tragic family history suggest a dramatic and psychological narrative. The opening of the novel unfolds in a bleak winter setting in the vast, isolated forests of British North America, where Lucius Davoren, joined by Geoffrey Hossack and Absalom Schanck, battles hunger and despair while waiting for rescue. Their dire circumstances are complicated by the arrival of a mysterious, brooding stranger, whose presence both unsettles and intrigues the group, especially when he reveals extraordinary musical abilities and evasive answers about his past. As the expedition's failures and misfortunes accumulate, tensions rise, culminating in illness, betrayal, and a horrifying act of cannibalism, forcing Lucius to confront both physical and moral extremes. The prologue closes with a shift to Lucius's life in London, hinting at a painful personal history involving a lost sister and unresolved grief—signaling the novel’s movement from physical survival to inner turmoil and social drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: John Maxwell and Co., 1873
653			_aPsychological fiction
653			_aDomestic fiction
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/luciusdavorenorp01brad
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75875
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