Project Gutenberg 2010-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 102 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) 1874 1938 Wilson, Francis Vaux Jacob's Ladder E-text prepared by D Alexander and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Jacob's Ladder" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Jacob Pratt, a man who faces humiliation and financial ruin when he files for bankruptcy. Struggling with his disgrace, Jacob's life takes a dramatic turn two years later when he unexpectedly inherits a fortune, giving him the chance to reshape his identity and confront those who once looked down on him. At the start of the book, Jacob Pratt grapples with the aftermath of his bankruptcy, feeling unworthy and isolated from society. Despite a neat home and loyal landlady, he endures a painfully awkward commute to the city, where he faces the disdain of former acquaintances, including a creditor who publicly humiliates him. However, as the narrative unfolds, his fortunes change when he receives an unexpected inheritance, setting the stage for his journey of rediscovery and the ultimate quest to reclaim his dignity. The opening lays the groundwork for Jacob’s transformation and the complex social dynamics he navigates as he re-enters a world from which he had previously fallen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/32732/32732-h/images/icover.jpg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32732/32732-h/images/icover.jpg en Fiction Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 445274 444956 2024-09-14T04:23:22.318996 2023-09-14T09:18:59.719642 text/html text/html 478107 2016-08-18T08:28:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 346712 2016-08-18T08:29:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 386944 2024-09-14T04:23:29.516908 application/epub+zip 390811 2024-09-14T04:23:23.376092 application/epub+zip 234646 2024-09-14T04:23:22.831042 application/epub+zip 544294 2024-09-14T04:23:34.454888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501030 2024-09-14T04:23:28.893001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345346 2022-09-15T06:03:42.237536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388390 388160 2024-09-14T04:23:20.958962 2023-09-14T09:18:58.340608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 388024 2010-06-07T10:25:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145531 2016-08-18T08:29:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 388033 2010-06-07T10:25:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145489 2016-08-18T08:29:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21357 2024-09-14T04:23:34.606974 application/rdf+xml 17830 2024-09-14T04:23:22.941953 image/jpeg 2261 2024-09-14T04:23:22.885960 image/jpeg 344594 2024-09-14T04:23:22.362975 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