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 Project Gutenberg 2004-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 109 Klein, Charles 1867 1915 Hornblow, Arthur 1865 1942 Travis, Stuart 1868 1942 The Lion and the Mouse: A Story of American Life Novelized from the play by Arthur Hornblow. Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Daniel Emerson Griffith and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Lion and the Mouse" by Charles Klein is a novelized version of a play, presumably written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the American railroad industry, exposing themes of corporate greed, political corruption, and the clash between wealth and morality. The primary characters introduced include John Burkett Ryder, a powerful railroad magnate whose unscrupulous methods are contrasted with Judge Rossmore, a morally upright figure facing challenges from Ryder's machinations. The opening portion of the book begins with a bustling scene in the offices of the Southern and Transcontinental Railroad Company as the directors convene for a significant meeting. We learn that the railroad is under threat due to public discontent and legal challenges, primarily due to the actions of Judge Rossmore, who represents a formidable obstacle to Ryder's ambitions. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the stock market's and railroad's power dynamics, with Ryder depicted as a man driven by insatiable greed, willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way, including Judge Rossmore, who is battling corruption within the judicial system. The tension between these two figures sets the stage for a dramatic conflict that explores deeper societal issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Revenge -- Fiction Love stories Children of the rich -- Fiction Women authors -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction Supreme Court justices -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 556384 552267 2024-10-06T11:46:02.304290 2023-10-06T12:07:37.797132 text/html text/html 570464 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3912154 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4018958 2024-10-06T11:46:14.671218 application/epub+zip 4027352 2024-10-06T11:46:06.682270 application/epub+zip 280316 2024-10-06T11:46:04.788290 application/epub+zip 4210967 2024-10-06T11:46:20.225238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4176811 2024-10-06T11:46:13.036248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454660 2022-09-07T15:04:37.074915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501476 501381 2024-10-06T11:46:00.900304 2023-10-06T12:07:36.452105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 501187 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191883 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 501180 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191801 2020-12-18T19:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24078 2024-10-06T11:46:20.382193 application/rdf+xml 21886 2024-10-06T11:46:05.367306 image/jpeg 4536 2024-10-06T11:46:05.080286 image/jpeg 4002827 2024-10-06T11:46:02.411320 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia