Project Gutenberg 2007-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 150 Tupper, Martin Farquhar 1810 1889 Tupper, Martin F. (Martin Farquhar) Tupper, M. F. (Martin Farquhar) Armstrong, W. C. The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper The crock of gold -- The twins -- An author's mind -- Heart -- Probabilities. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper" by Martin Farquhar Tupper is a collection of literary works composed in the mid-19th century. The book encompasses multiple pieces, including the novel "The Crock of Gold," which reflects on themes of labor, poverty, and moral choices through the life of its protagonist, Roger Acton. The narrative delves into the struggles of the working class while also highlighting the complexities of human desires and ethical dilemmas. The opening of "The Crock of Gold" introduces Roger Acton, a laborer who wakes up on a cold March morning, burdened by discontent as he tends to his daily toil. Through descriptive passages, we learn about his meager living situation, his trials, and his deep-seated values rooted in hard work and religious faith. Roger grapples with feelings of bitterness and longing for material wealth amid his struggles. As the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that he is tempted by the allure of money, leading him to a moment of moral conflict when he finds a gold coin during a moment of chaos, further complicating his internal battle between integrity and desperation. The narrative sets the stage for a tale that intertwines themes of poverty, morality, and the frailty of the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Essays Apologetics PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Fiction 1378344 1378353 2024-09-09T06:09:11.782020 2023-09-09T08:47:20.087558 text/html text/html 1398921 2007-02-16T13:10:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 553209 2007-02-16T13:10:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 646334 2024-09-09T06:09:29.611499 application/epub+zip 662823 2024-09-09T06:09:15.159505 application/epub+zip 662823 2024-09-09T06:09:13.349530 application/epub+zip 1143348 2024-09-09T06:09:40.565388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073521 2024-09-09T06:09:27.552455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1073421 2022-09-09T15:32:50.084697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1300558 1300452 2024-09-09T06:09:09.625032 2023-09-09T08:47:18.131557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1300292 2007-02-16T13:10:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 533757 2007-02-16T13:10:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1300342 2007-02-16T13:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533491 2007-02-16T13:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21154 2024-09-09T06:09:40.726377 application/rdf+xml 22267 2024-09-09T06:09:13.748512 image/jpeg 4666 2024-09-09T06:09:13.549520 image/jpeg 615046 2024-09-09T06:09:11.903022 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