diff --git a/src/epub/content.opf b/src/epub/content.opf index 954a662..cee075b 100644 --- a/src/epub/content.opf +++ b/src/epub/content.opf @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ url:https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers/behind-that-curtain - 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z - 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z + 2024-01-26T18:23:53Z + 2024-01-26T18:23:53Z The source text and artwork in this ebook are believed to be in the United States public domain; that is, they are believed to be free of copyright restrictions in the United States. They may still be copyrighted in other countries, so users located outside of the United States must check their local laws before using this ebook. The creators of, and contributors to, this ebook dedicate their contributions to the worldwide public domain via the terms in the [CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Standard Ebooks Standard Ebooks @@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ A Chinese detective is asked to assist in the solution of a missing woman and the murder of a detective from Scotland Yard. <p><i>Behind That Curtain</i>, published in 1928, finds <a href="https://standardebooks.org/collections/charlie-chan">Charlie Chan</a> in San Francisco preparing to return to Honolulu after a working holiday.</p> - <p>He meets a Sir Frederic Bruce from Scotland Yard who is following the trail of a woman who disappeared fifteen years before. Subsequently, Sir Frederic is murdered at a dinner party attended by Chan, who is pressed to delay his return to Hawaii to asist in the murder investigation. Before Charlie can find the murderer, he must find the missing woman.</p> - <p>Because the previous Chan novel, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers/the-chinese-parrot"><i>The Chinese Parrot</i></a>, was so well received by the public, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers">Earl Derr Biggers</a> was paid an impressive $25,000 for a serialized version of <i>Behind That Curtain</i> by <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i></p> + <p>He meets a Sir Frederic Bruce from Scotland Yard, who is following the trail of a woman who disappeared fifteen years before. The two attend a dinner party together—where Sir Frederic is murdered. Chan is then pressed to delay his return to Hawaii to assist in the murder investigation. Before Charlie can find the murderer, he must find the missing woman.</p> + <p>Because the previous Chan novel, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers/the-chinese-parrot"><i>The Chinese Parrot</i></a>, was so well received, <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/earl-derr-biggers">Earl Derr Biggers</a> was paid an impressive $25,000 for a serialized version of <i>Behind That Curtain</i> by <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i></p> <p>The novel was adapted for film in 1929.</p> en-US https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20120507 https://archive.org/details/behindthatcurtai0000earl - WORD_COUNT - READING_EASE + 78216 + 78.55 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behind_That_Curtain https://github.com/standardebooks/earl-derr-biggers_behind-that-curtain Earl Derr Biggers @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ mrk pfr tyg + David Reimer + Reimer, David + https://github.com/dajare + http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92075987 + pfr diff --git a/src/epub/text/colophon.xhtml b/src/epub/text/colophon.xhtml index d9be5c3..a82de6e 100644 --- a/src/epub/text/colophon.xhtml +++ b/src/epub/text/colophon.xhtml @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by
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