Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Oppenheim, James 1882 1932 The Nine-Tenths Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Bill Walker and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Nine-Tenths" by James Oppenheim is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Joe Blaine, a printer who finds himself grappling with the weighty consequences of a tragic fire that claims the lives of his female employees, illuminating themes of social responsibility, guilt, and a longing for a greater purpose in life. The opening of the novel introduces Joe as a hardworking and essentially good-natured man deeply invested in his printing business. As he navigates through a typical day at the printery, his life and that of his employees take a dramatic turn following a devastating fire that results in horrific losses. Joe’s introspection reveals his connections to his mother and to Myra, a woman who has stirred romantic feelings within him. However, his overwhelming guilt about the incident causes him to question his priorities and re-evaluate his place in the world, leading him on a path towards social responsibility and a deeper understanding of the struggles faced by the working class. The tension between his emerging ideals and his relationships sets the stage for a profound exploration of life in a bustling city against the backdrop of industrial challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction Social problems -- Fiction Political fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 475037 474931 2024-10-05T09:19:12.493874 2023-10-05T09:07:51.347755 text/html text/html 475030 474924 2024-10-05T09:19:12.798817 2023-10-05T09:07:51.577729 text/html text/html 243660 2024-10-05T09:19:21.389823 application/epub+zip 249379 2024-10-05T09:19:14.897829 application/epub+zip 249379 2024-10-05T09:19:13.630839 application/epub+zip 455921 2024-10-05T09:19:26.200748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420608 2024-10-05T09:19:20.547825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398284 2022-09-05T12:57:44.216368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411063 411008 2024-10-05T09:19:12.004811 2023-10-05T09:07:50.835748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412459 2020-12-25T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 161755 2020-12-25T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412450 2020-12-25T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161721 2020-12-25T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21590 2024-10-05T09:19:26.335739 application/rdf+xml 13816 2024-10-05T09:19:14.170802 image/jpeg 3600 2024-10-05T09:19:13.900810 image/jpeg 238423 2024-10-05T09:19:12.836840 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