Project Gutenberg 2004-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 52 Dobie, Charles Caldwell 1881 1943 Broken to the Plow A Novel Produced by Keith M. Eckrich and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Broken to the Plow" by Charles Caldwell Dobie is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Fred Starratt, a man caught in a web of societal pressures and financial struggles, navigating his discontent with his job and marriage while yearning for a better life. The opening of the book introduces Fred Starratt, who faces the stress of financial instability as he contemplates attending a dinner party hosted by his wife, Helen. Fred's internal monologue reveals his frustration not only with their financial situation but also with the constraints placed upon them by societal expectations. As he interacts with his gruff boss, Mr. Wetherbee, and fellow office worker Brauer, it becomes clear that he feels ashamed of his financial predicament. The increasing tension between Fred and Helen surfaces when they discuss their aspirations and disillusionments, setting the stage for the conflicts that will arise as Fred decides to take a bold step into self-employment, challenging the status quo of their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 488719 488617 2024-09-06T06:12:42.307281 2023-10-06T08:06:48.048833 text/html text/html 488712 488610 2024-09-06T06:12:42.527290 2023-10-06T08:06:48.251794 text/html text/html 231704 2024-09-06T06:12:49.374259 application/epub+zip 238740 2024-09-06T06:12:43.917265 application/epub+zip 238742 2024-09-06T06:12:43.084284 application/epub+zip 432167 2024-09-06T06:12:53.943242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397188 2024-09-06T06:12:48.768279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400779 2022-09-07T00:39:24.744076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443241 443182 2024-09-06T06:12:41.942291 2023-10-06T08:06:47.457819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 443052 2020-12-18T00:58:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171427 2020-12-18T00:58:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 443043 2020-12-18T00:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171389 2020-12-18T00:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18982 2024-09-06T06:12:54.089200 application/rdf+xml 12211 2024-09-06T06:12:43.423255 image/jpeg 3264 2024-09-06T06:12:43.253256 image/jpeg 228519 2024-09-06T06:12:42.568258 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