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100 1 _aGarvice, Charles,
_d1850-1920
245 1 4 _aThe spider and the fly
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aEagle series, no. 300
500 _aRelease date is 2015-07-28
508 _aProduced by Chris Whitehead, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
520 _a"The Spider and the Fly: or, An Undesired Love" by Charles Garvice is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the intricate lives of two main characters, Captain Howard Murpoint and Mr. Jem, who are convicts attempting to escape from a notorious prison. In this tale of deception and longing, the central theme revolves around the desires and struggles of individuals constrained by their past actions and societal expectations. At the start of the story, the setting is established at sunset near a grim convict station on the rocky shore, where a weary and sullen group of convicts toils under the watchful eyes of warders. The narrative then introduces the plan of Captain Murpoint as he communicates with Jem, hinting at a daring escape under the cover of night. The tension builds as they prepare for their audacious bid for freedom, driven by desperation and the hope of reclaiming lives lost to their circumstances. Simultaneously, the juxtaposition of Murpoint's longing for the life and wealth of John Mildmay’s daughter, Violet, begins to surface, hinting at deeper emotional entanglements in the tale yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish fiction
653 _aDime novels
830 0 _aEagle series, no. 300
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49537
999 _c90375
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