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100 1 _aIngram, Eleanor M.
_q(Eleanor Marie),
_d1886-1921
245 1 4 _aThe Flying Mercury
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-06-19
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Flying Mercury" by Eleanor M. Ingram is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Emily Ffrench and her relationships with her cousin Dick, a carefree young man struggling to find his place in the family business, and David Lestrange, a talented racing driver with an uncertain connection to the Ffrench legacy. The plot intricately weaves themes of love, duty, and the quest for identity within the backdrop of the early automotive racing scene. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a tense encounter on a remote Long Island road, where Emily, lost while traveling with her cousin, meets David Lestrange. Their interaction captures both her vulnerability and his quiet confidence as he assists her. The initial chapters reveal a complex family dynamic, highlighting Emily's uncle Ethan's expectations for her to marry someone who can uphold the family's name, as well as Dick's aimless pursuits that pressure Emily into contemplating her own future. The early exchanges between characters hint at romantic possibilities, especially between Emily and Lestrange, while underlying tensions regarding class, ambition, and familial obligation begin to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAutomobile racing -- Fiction
700 1 _aFrederick, Edmund,
_d1870-1949
700 1 _aStuart, Bertha,
_d1869-1953
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29166
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