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050 4 _aPH
100 1 _aJókai, Mór,
_d1825-1904
245 1 0 _aDr. Dumany's Wife
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTranslation of: Nincsen ördög
500 _aRelease date is 2006-06-28
508 _aE-text prepared by Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"Dr. Dumany's Wife" by Mór Jókai is a fictional novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative opens with an intriguing story centered around a young boy named James Dumany, who is both deaf and mute after a traumatic accident, and the circumstances surrounding his family's journey following a train catastrophe. The book appears to explore themes of tragedy, familial love, and social dynamics through the lens of various characters impacted by this calamity. The opening of the novel introduces us to a traveler on the St. Gothard railway, who learns of a wealthy American family traveling with their son and numerous attendants. The train is soon disrupted by an accident, leading to a catastrophic landslide that devastates the train and its passengers. The protagonist finds himself thrust into a chaotic scene where he is tasked with rescuing the child after the governess's tragic decision to return for her bonnet leads to her demise. As the story unfolds, the complexities of human relationships, societal expectations, and the aftermath of loss are hinted at, laying the groundwork for an emotionally charged narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18708
999 _c60094
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