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100 1 _aThurston, Katherine Cecil,
_d1875-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Gambler: A Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-08-22
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Gambler: A Novel" by Katherine Cecil Thurston is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. The narrative follows James Milbanke, an English archaeologist, as he embarks on a journey to Ireland, where he is set to reconnect with an old friend, Denis Asshlin, who seems to be struggling with personal demons. As the story unfolds, themes of nostalgia, personal change, and the cultural contrasts between the English and the Irish emerge. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Milbanke during his arrival in Ireland, where he reflects on his past and his long-standing friendship with Asshlin, who he has not seen in nearly thirty years. The journey is marked by the dreariness of a rainy landscape, evoking a sense of isolation. Once he reaches the Asshlin home, their reunion is filled with warmth but also hints at underlying tensions. Through dinner conversations, Milbanke feels a mix of nostalgia and unease about his friend’s life and his own evolving viewpoint, setting the stage for the complexities of their relationship that will develop throughout the story. As he interacts with Asshlin and his daughters, Clodagh and Nance, the unfolding drama around gambling, familial expectations, and personal struggles begins to take shape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33490
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