Project Gutenberg 2009-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 99 Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) 1883 1955 Ayres, Ruby Mildred Pocock, Ruby Mildred The Beggar Man Reading ease score: 92.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Produced by David Clarke, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Beggar Man" by Ruby M. Ayres is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Faith Ledley, a timid young woman who finds herself working in a blouse factory and grappling with a harsh life marked by poverty. The narrative begins with her initiation into the factory, where she meets Peg, a bold peer who becomes her lifelong friend. As Faith navigates her challenging circumstances, she encounters Nicholas Forrester, a man who initially appears to offer a way out of her struggles but whose true identity brings turmoil to her life. At the start of the novel, Faith is introduced to readers as a frail and anxious girl among her factory colleagues. She quickly forms a bond with Peg, who bluntly offers her perspectives on their harsh reality and the wealthy individuals, like the factory owner, who profit from their labor. The plot thickens when Faith faintly encounters Nicholas, who kindly assists her. Their interactions evolve into a whirlwind romance, leading to Faith's impulsive marriage to him. However, her joy turns into uncertainty when she learns of Nicholas's connection to her father's ruin, forcing her to confront the painful truths about love, loyalty, and the consequences of her choices. As Faith navigates her relationships and the aftermath of her decisions, readers are taken on an emotional journey that explores themes of naivety and betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30817/30817-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 287215 287214 2024-10-13T07:41:49.907646 2023-09-13T11:57:57.197871 text/html text/html 292537 2009-12-31T07:06:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170715 2009-12-31T07:06:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 182574 2024-10-13T07:41:55.033615 application/epub+zip 184611 2024-10-13T07:41:50.613650 application/epub+zip 180032 2024-10-13T07:41:50.243641 application/epub+zip 291088 2024-10-13T07:41:58.354622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262260 2024-10-13T07:41:54.596623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257844 2022-09-14T08:36:17.413474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255401 255302 2024-10-13T07:41:48.925653 2023-09-13T11:57:56.307852 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 255326 2009-12-31T07:06:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 92491 2009-12-31T07:06:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 255317 2009-12-31T07:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92466 2009-12-31T07:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21282 2024-10-13T07:41:58.484601 application/rdf+xml 19909 2024-10-13T07:41:50.324654 image/jpeg 3354 2024-10-13T07:41:50.284645 image/jpeg 171193 2024-10-13T07:41:49.933653 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