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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aAdams, Samuel Hopkins,
_d1871-1958
245 1 0 _aSuccess: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
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 2005-03-21
508 _aEtext produced by Robert Shimmin, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Success: A Novel" by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a desolate desert location, centering on a young station-agent named Banneker, a character marked by his intelligence and a deep sense of responsibility. As events unfold, the narrative introduces themes of personal ambition, social class dynamics, and the complications that arise from human interaction, particularly underscored by an impending train accident that sets the stage for deeper character exploration and conflict. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the lonely Manzanita station, where Banneker exhibits a blend of youthful vigor and a heavy sense of duty as he navigates the mundane yet critical responsibilities of a station agent. He is engrossed in a mail-order catalogue, revealing his aspirations and dreams beyond his current circumstances. The sudden arrival of two strangers—a pair of hobos—interjects an element of tension into the otherwise tranquil setting. Banneker’s ensuing actions during a catastrophic train accident showcase his character and foreshadow his role as both a caretaker and a figure caught in the crossfire of fate and ambition, ultimately framing the challenges he will face as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJournalists -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15431
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