Project Gutenberg 2008-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 82 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Joseph E. Loewenstein, M.D., and Delphine Lettau "The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson" by Anthony Trollope is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a trio of partners in a haberdashery business, primarily focusing on their attempts to navigate the complexities and challenges of commerce. The narrative presents the dynamics between the main characters—Mr. Brown, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Robinson—alongside their relationships with family members and others involved in their business affairs, exposing the interplay of personal ambitions and corporate struggles. The opening of the book introduces the characters and sets the stage for their forthcoming endeavors in trade. Mr. Robinson, the narrator and a member of the firm, expresses his ambition and belief in the primacy of advertising as the key to commercial success, outlining his disdain for the traditional practices held by his older partners. The early history of Mr. Brown and Mr. Jones is explored, revealing their respective backgrounds and the personal conflicts that will influence their partnership amidst the fledgling business. Amidst light satire, the stage is set for their opening day, which promises to be a mixture of hope and chaos, emphasizing both the ambition and folly inherent in the world of business. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Satire Humorous stories Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Advertising -- Fiction Clothing trade -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction Men's furnishing goods -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 442300 442154 2024-10-12T03:47:59.183367 2023-09-12T07:31:29.817953 text/html text/html 444177 2010-06-10T08:20:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1806002 2021-01-04T12:45:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1859575 2024-10-12T03:48:10.079342 application/epub+zip 1861655 2024-10-12T03:48:03.331339 application/epub+zip 233217 2024-10-12T03:48:01.542350 application/epub+zip 2076882 2024-10-12T03:48:14.876438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2055503 2024-10-12T03:48:08.705367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431466 2022-09-12T15:23:16.069703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414070 414022 2024-10-12T03:47:58.114440 2023-09-12T07:31:28.808916 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 413863 2021-01-04T12:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155418 2021-01-04T12:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 413895 2021-01-04T12:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155415 2021-01-04T12:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23094 2024-10-12T03:48:15.017320 application/rdf+xml 16241 2024-10-12T03:48:02.124404 image/jpeg 3770 2024-10-12T03:48:01.829394 image/jpeg 1890874 2024-10-12T03:47:59.252411 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