000 02907cam a22003253u 4500
001 10748
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610133246.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aPN
100 1 _aMee, Arthur,
_d1875-1943
245 1 4 _aThe World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-01-01
505 0 _aAlphonse Daudet: Tartarin of Tarascon -- Thomas Day: Sandford and Merton -- Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe. Captain Singleton -- Charles Dickens: Barnaby Rudge. Bleak House. David Copperfield. Dombey and son. Great expectations. Hard times. Little Dorrit. Martin Chuzzlewit. Nicholas Nickleby. Oliver Twist. Old curiosity shop. Our mutual friend. Pickwick papers. Tale of two cities -- Benjamin Disraeli: Coningsby. Sybil, or the two nations. Tancred, or the new crusade -- Alexandre Dumas: Marguerite de Valois. Black tulip. Corsican brothers. Count of Monte Cristo. The three musketeers. Twenty years after.
508 _aProduced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction" by Arthur Mee and J. A. Hammerton is a curated collection of significant works of fiction, likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume showcases various influential authors, including Alphonse Daudet and Charles Dickens, offering readers a breadth of comedic and dramatic narratives that reflect the human experience through engaging storytelling and memorable characters. The opening portion introduces readers to the editors and sets the stage for a dive into classic literature. Among the highlighted works is "Tartarin of Tarascon" by Alphonse Daudet, which humorously recounts the adventures of Tartarin, an exaggerated hero and boastful hunter from the town of Tarascon, who aspires to chase lions despite the evident absurdities surrounding his bravado. The narrative immediately establishes Tartarin's flawed yet lovable nature, showcasing a journey filled with comedic misapprehensions and societal satire as he awkwardly navigates his ambitious plans with both fear and determination. The content indicates a strong focus on character studies and humorous observations about human nature, making it an enticing introduction to the themes explored in this volume of fiction classics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
700 1 _aHammerton, J. A.
_q(John Alexander),
_d1871-1949
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10748
999 _c52201
_d52201