Project Gutenberg 2011-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 33 King, Basil 1859 1928 King, William Benjamin Basil The Empty Sack Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Darleen Dove, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Empty Sack" by Basil King is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Josiah Follett, a middle-aged bank clerk facing the impending threat of dismissal due to age and perceived incompetence amid a harsh business environment. The story explores themes of economic struggle, familial responsibility, and the conflicts arising from class differences, particularly through the intersects of the Follett and Collingham families. The opening of the novel introduces Josiah Follett, who is about to meet his employer, Mr. Collingham, regarding a potential raise that he desperately needs. As he prepares for this daunting encounter, the narrative shifts slightly to Miss Ruddick, the efficient secretary, who coldly facilitates the meeting, aware of the tough realities of business. Josiah's journey is marred by his inner turmoil over providing for his family while grappling with the threat of unemployability. The chapter sets the tone for a story deeply rooted in the struggles of working-class individuals against the indifference of corporate America, foreshadowing the challenges Josiah and his family will face as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37412/37412-rst/images/cover.jpg en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 701614 701478 2024-10-15T17:48:39.639990 2023-09-16T09:45:29.707571 text/html text/html 697976 2020-07-02T20:19:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 701475 2020-07-02T20:20:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 834449 2024-10-15T17:48:50.085951 application/epub+zip 836764 2024-10-15T17:48:41.704960 application/epub+zip 371757 2024-10-15T17:48:40.809954 application/epub+zip 991767 2024-10-15T17:48:56.079931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938506 2024-10-15T17:48:49.239929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474201 2022-09-17T07:27:44.657881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613593 2024-10-15T17:48:38.471005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621760 2020-07-02T20:07:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 237384 2020-07-02T20:08:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 613652 2020-07-02T20:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236337 2020-07-02T20:13:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 613647 2020-07-02T20:12:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236278 2020-07-02T20:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22508 2024-10-15T17:48:56.223897 application/rdf+xml 24977 2024-10-15T17:48:40.908975 image/jpeg 3195 2024-10-15T17:48:40.859988 image/jpeg 702678 2024-10-15T17:48:39.711981 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