Project Gutenberg 2012-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 48 Riddell, J. H., Mrs. 1832 1906 Riddell, Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Charlotte Eliza Lawson Cowan Trafford, F. G. Riddell, Charlotte Elizabeth L. Trafford, F.G. Mortomley's Estate: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Robert Cicconetti, Sue Fleming, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Mortomley's Estate: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. J. H. Riddell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces Mr. Asherill, a well-known public accountant in London, whose life is entwined with the theme of bankruptcy and the struggles of those who fall victim to a ruthless financial system. The narrative brings forth the character of Archibald Mortomley, whose family history and present troubles create a tapestry of personal and social dilemmas. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of city life and the emerging class of wealthy, yet morally ambiguous, businessmen. It begins with a focus on Mr. Asherill's character and his long tenure in the City, exploring his past, fortunes, and the scandalous pressure surrounding bankruptcy - particularly that of Mortomley. Asherill's disdain for the foreign business dealings he encounters highlights the prevailing attitudes of the time. The chapter lays the groundwork for a story that promises complex interpersonal relationships and the moral questions surrounding wealth and integrity, as the financial fates of the characters become entwined amidst a backdrop of societal expectations and personal failures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Fiction Bankruptcy -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 347221 346991 2024-10-16T15:56:14.640753 2023-09-17T09:34:15.319867 text/html text/html 351451 2012-05-09T16:50:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 157336 2012-05-09T16:52:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258492 2024-10-16T15:56:23.790701 application/epub+zip 259590 2024-10-16T15:56:18.386773 application/epub+zip 204622 2024-10-16T15:56:16.763769 application/epub+zip 465625 2024-10-16T15:56:27.680863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431241 2024-10-16T15:56:22.814702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328464 2022-09-18T07:14:44.353381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312991 312807 2024-10-16T15:56:13.470916 2023-09-17T09:34:14.543876 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 312579 2012-05-09T16:51:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 120221 2012-05-09T16:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 312587 2012-05-09T16:51:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120182 2012-05-09T16:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22084 2024-10-16T15:56:27.818686 application/rdf+xml 16059 2024-10-16T15:56:17.356725 image/jpeg 3680 2024-10-16T15:56:17.074760 image/jpeg 233240 2024-10-16T15:56:14.672825 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