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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aSaltus, Edgar,
_d1855-1921
245 1 2 _aA Transient Guest, and Other Episodes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-07-09
505 0 _aA transient guest -- The grand duke's rubies -- A maid of modern Athens -- Fausta.
508 _aProduced by Adam Buchbinder, Mary Meehan 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"A Transient Guest, and Other Episodes" by Edgar Saltus is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This volume primarily explores various characters and episodes, blending social commentary with intricate descriptions of settings and emotions. The opening story introduces Tancred Ennever, a young American man venturing through the exotic landscapes of Sumatra, where his experiences intertwine with his feelings towards two intriguing women: Mrs. Lyeth and her daughter, Liance. The beginning of the book sets the stage with Tancred's arrival at a tropical locale in Sumatra as a guest of General Petrus van Lier. The lush descriptions of the environment juxtapose the complexities of Tancred’s emotions as he navigates social dynamics—particularly his instant attraction to Mrs. Lyeth and the captivating young Liance. Structured with rich imagery and inner monologues, the narrative delves into themes of desire, societal expectations, and the allure of the unknown. As the story progresses, interpersonal relationships become complicated by cultural differences and the weight of personal aspirations, foreshadowing tension that may arise in subsequent episodes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
653 _aShort stories
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33123
999 _c73969
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