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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aStockton, Frank R.,
_d1834-1902
245 1 4 _aThe casting away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aSequel: The Dusantes, #35480.
500 _aRelease date is 2011-03-13
508 _aJane Robins, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" by Frank R. Stockton is a fictional novella written in the late 19th century. The story introduces two middle-aged widows, Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, who embark on a voyage across the Pacific from San Francisco to Yokohama. Following an unfortunate shipwreck, the women find themselves in a precarious situation, which blends elements of adventure and humor as they navigate their way through uncertain circumstances. The opening of the novella establishes Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine as quirky yet resourceful characters aboard a steamer, gradually revealing their personalities through conversations and interactions with other passengers. The steamer collides with another vessel, leading to a chaotic evacuation where the two women, alongside a male narrator, end up in a leaky lifeboat, highlighting their unexpected camaraderie and resilience in the face of adversity. As they struggle to keep afloat and seek safety, their blend of practicality and humor sets the tone for their ensuing adventure on an uncharted island. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aSurvival -- Fiction
653 _aAmerican fiction -- 19th century
653 _aWidows -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aShipwrecks -- Fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Fiction
700 1 _aSteele, Frederic Dorr,
_d1873-1944
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35570
999 _c76413
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