Project Gutenberg 2005-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 79 Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May) 1881 1939 Dell, Ethel May Savage, Ethel Mary Dell Keller, Arthur Ignatius 1866 1924 Keller, Arthur I. Keller, A. I. (Arthur Ignatius) Keller, A.I. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. The safety curtain -- The experiment -- Those who wait -- The eleventh hour -- The place of honour. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Paul Ereaut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Safety Curtain and Other Stories" by Ethel M. Dell is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book notably begins with a dramatic tale involving a fire during a performance, ultimately centering around the rescue of a dancer known as the Dragon-Fly by a determined man named Merryon, a major in the Indian Army. This initial story unfolds with themes of courage and desperation, laying the groundwork for explorations of human emotions and relationships. The opening of the collection features a suspense-filled scene where the audience is captivated by an enchanting dancer just before chaos erupts due to a fire. The figure of Merryon emerges as a heroic character when he leaps into action to save the Dragon-Fly, showcasing his iron resolve. Their intense interaction during this crisis reveals layers of vulnerability, fear, and determination as they both confront the immediate life-threatening situation and their own emotional struggles. As the narrative progresses, it hints at deeper themes regarding life, suffering, and the ties that bind individuals together amidst adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 516994 517004 2024-10-07T11:38:26.104390 2023-09-07T11:53:16.625907 text/html text/html 529082 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 242127 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327266 2024-10-07T11:38:37.672370 application/epub+zip 334532 2024-10-07T11:38:29.920402 application/epub+zip 271598 2024-10-07T11:38:28.373396 application/epub+zip 582976 2024-10-07T11:38:43.036347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560144 2024-10-07T11:38:36.534377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479597 2022-09-08T06:44:20.302673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481241 481142 2024-10-07T11:38:23.583452 2023-09-07T11:53:14.816900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 481067 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 180608 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 481060 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180562 2020-12-12T12:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22188 2024-10-07T11:38:43.191318 application/rdf+xml 15466 2024-10-07T11:38:28.955399 image/jpeg 3668 2024-10-07T11:38:28.660492 image/jpeg 317521 2024-10-07T11:38:26.151408 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia