Project Gutenberg 2010-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 105 Beecher, Henry Ward 1813 1887 10023621 Gamblers and Gambling Produced by Bryan Ness, Hunter Monroe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Gamblers and Gambling" by Henry Ward Beecher is a detailed and critical examination of the vice of gambling, written in the late 19th century. This book falls into the category of a social critique and moral discourse, reflecting the prevailing sentiments of the Victorian era about morality and human behavior. Beecher delves into the psychological, social, and moral implications of gambling, seeking to expose its dangers and the destructive patterns it initiates in individuals and society. In this work, Beecher outlines the various ways gambling manifests in society, portraying gamblers as individuals driven by greed and excitement, often leading to ruin. He narrates the progression from innocent play to full-blown gambling addiction, emphasizing the ease with which one can fall into this trap. Through vivid illustrations and character sketches, he depicts the tragic consequences gambling can have, including the breakdown of personal relationships, the lure of dishonesty, and the moral degradation that ensues. The book serves as a warning to young men, urging them to recognize the insidious nature of this vice and the importance of resisting its seductive temptations to preserve their moral integrity and societal responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34743/34743-h/images/cover.png en Gambling HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 81535 81544 2024-09-14T13:26:37.692801 2023-09-15T08:13:41.451825 text/html text/html 78830 2010-12-24T11:35:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 713393 2010-12-24T11:35:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 583455 2024-09-14T13:26:40.374810 application/epub+zip 582351 2024-09-14T13:26:38.381811 application/epub+zip 97786 2024-09-14T13:26:37.977788 application/epub+zip 235882 2024-09-14T13:26:41.992736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223514 2024-09-14T13:26:39.976785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80989 2022-09-16T04:48:58.270825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71664 71442 2024-09-14T13:26:37.530771 2023-09-15T08:13:41.163833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 71489 2010-12-24T11:35:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29610 2010-12-24T11:35:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18210 2024-09-14T13:26:42.130750 application/rdf+xml 28087 2024-09-14T13:26:38.061754 image/jpeg 3481 2024-09-14T13:26:38.016796 image/jpeg 714110 2024-09-14T13:26:37.712786 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