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_aSmith, Thorne, _d1892-1934 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aBiltmore Oswald |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2005 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2005-09-03 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Geetu Melwani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. Produced from page images provided by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries | ||
| 520 | _a"Biltmore Oswald: The Diary of a Hapless Recruit" by J. Thorne Smith, Jr. is a comedic novel written in the early 20th century. The book presents a humorous narrative of Oswald, an inexperienced recruit in the Navy, as he goes through rigorous training and encounters various absurd situations and colorful characters. The story likely explores themes of camaraderie, the challenges of military life, and the humorous absurdities of boot camp. At the start of the diary, the protagonist, Oswald, humorously details his enlistment process, showcasing his overwhelming inexperience and the bemusement of the officers around him. His attempts to impress the enlistment officer backfire as he realizes that his lack of genuine sailing experience paints him as a stereotypical hapless recruit. Following this, Oswald's physical examination and subsequent experiences provide a comedic commentary on the various eccentricities of military life, as he navigates interactions with fellow recruits, medical personnel, and his own mother, who expresses exaggerated concern for his well-being. The tone is light-hearted and satirical, laying the groundwork for a comical exploration of his journey in the Navy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aHumorous stories | ||
| 653 | _aUnited States. Navy -- Fiction | ||
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_aDorgan, Dick, _d1892-1953 |
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