Project Gutenberg 2004-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 59 Tarkington, Booth 1869 1946 Tarkington, Newton Booth Tarkington, B. (Booth) Van Loot, Cornelius Obenchain Wilson, Harry Leon 1867 1939 The Gibson Upright Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Gibson Upright" by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson is a play written in the early 20th century that delves into the dynamics between labor and management within a piano factory. The narrative follows Andrew Gibson, the owner of the factory, and Nora Gorodna, a labor organizer and piano tester, as they navigate the complexities of class struggle, workers' rights, and capitalist ideals amid impending labor unrest. Through a series of confrontations and discussions among the characters, the play explores themes of ownership, responsibility, and the moral implications of capitalism. The opening of the play introduces us to Andrew Gibson’s factory office, where we find Gibson preoccupied with the day-to-day operations and tensions arising among his workers. Nora Gorodna is introduced as a key character, engaging in work on a Gibson piano as she prepares for an interview with Mr. Mifflin, a journalist and socialist. As labor disputes escalate, various workers confront Gibson with their grievances, revealing their dissatisfaction with wages and working conditions. With the factory facing potential strikes, the tensions unfold chaotically among the workers, imploring discussions about ownership and the rationale behind their strikes. The characters exemplify different viewpoints regarding capitalism and labor rights, setting the stage for conflict and resolution as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Factories -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 171011 170891 2024-10-06T07:13:18.385480 2023-10-06T08:35:10.860820 text/html text/html 171004 170884 2024-10-06T07:13:18.660415 2023-10-06T08:35:11.029824 text/html text/html 135265 2024-10-06T07:13:25.453380 application/epub+zip 137108 2024-10-06T07:13:21.669395 application/epub+zip 119767 2024-10-06T07:13:20.458401 application/epub+zip 268189 2024-10-06T07:13:28.228379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251287 2024-10-06T07:13:24.723384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224042 2022-09-07T01:19:59.107087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136689 136620 2024-10-06T07:13:18.062408 2023-10-06T08:35:10.637810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 136553 2020-12-18T02:54:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50236 2020-12-18T02:54:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136549 2020-12-18T02:54:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50215 2020-12-18T02:54:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21573 2024-10-06T07:13:28.364373 application/rdf+xml 13627 2024-10-06T07:13:21.016380 image/jpeg 3444 2024-10-06T07:13:20.738383 image/jpeg 134347 2024-10-06T07:13:18.675391 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