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100 1 _aGautier, Judith,
_d1845-1917
240 1 0 _aMémoires d'un Éléphant blanc. English
245 1 4 _aThe Memoirs of a White Elephant
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-09-27
508 _aProduced by Annemie Arnst and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Memoirs of a White Elephant" by Judith Gautier is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of a white elephant named Iravata, who recounts his remarkable life in Asia, especially in Siam and India, detailing his experiences as a royal elephant and his bond with Princess Parvati. The tale promises adventure, emotion, and a unique exploration of the world through the eyes of a creature often revered and misunderstood. At the start of the memoir, Iravata reflects on how he learned to write, which is a rare achievement for an elephant. He lives in the Palace of Golconda, where he enjoys relative freedom and observes the antics of children attending school nearby, igniting his curiosity about human language and education. His passion for learning leads him to sneak peek at their lessons, eventually allowing him to craft the alphabet on a schoolmaster's tablet. Subsequently, his unique talent is revealed to Princess Parvati, affirming their bond and setting the stage for his many adventures, including serving as a guardian and companion to the princess, and later finding himself in complex scenarios filled with joys and challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aElephants -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAsiatic elephant -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aKite, S. B.
700 1 _aSmith, L. H.
700 1 _aHarvey, S. A. B.
_q(Sarah A. B.),
_d1843-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46983
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