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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aCobb, Irvin S.
_q(Irvin Shrewsbury),
_d1876-1944
245 1 4 _aThe Escape of Mr. Trimm :
_bHis Plight and other Plights
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-11
505 0 _aThe escape of Mr. Trimm -- The belled buzzard -- An occurrence up a side street -- Another of those cub reporter stories -- Smoke of battle -- The exit of Anse Dugmore -- To the editor of the Sun -- Fishhead -- Guilty as charged.
508 _aProduced by Audrey Longhurst, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"The Escape of Mr. Trimm" by Irvin S. Cobb is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Hobart W. Trimm, a convicted banker who is set to serve a lengthy prison sentence after the collapse of the Thirteenth National Bank. The narrative explores Trimm's experiences as he tries to navigate the humiliation of his situation and ultimately seek a form of escape from the "grips of the law," leading readers into a tale of desperation and ingenuity. The opening of the book details Mr. Trimm's transition from his former life of wealth and power to being handcuffed and escorted on a train to prison. His feelings of detachment and disdain for his situation are evident as he recalls his social standing and the media's portrayal of him throughout the trial and sentencing. As he embarks on this journey, he is determined to maintain his dignity, but chaotic events unfold, particularly when a train collision occurs, leading to his unexpected freedom. After the train wreck, Trimm finds himself alone in the woods, considering the possibility of escaping the justice system entirely, even as he battles the physical constraints of handcuffs that symbolize his fall from grace. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aCrime -- Fiction
653 _aJudges -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24799
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