Project Gutenberg 2013-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 74 Page, Thomas Nelson 1853 1922 Flagg, James Montgomery 1877 1960 Flagg, J. Montgomery John Marvel, Assistant Produced by D Alexander, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "John Marvel, Assistant" by Thomas Nelson Page is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around John Marvel, an ambitious and somewhat conceited young man navigating his college years and the social hierarchy of the time, while also delving into themes of friendship, prejudice, and personal failure. As he confronts various challenges, Marvel's relationships with his peers, especially with his Jewish roommate Wolffert, highlight the complexities of racial and cultural identities in that era. At the start of the story, the protagonist reflects on his upbringing as the only surviving child from a distinguished family, setting the stage for his journey through college life. He recounts his initial failure to connect with his roommate, Wolffert, who faces discrimination as a Jew. This introduction establishes the social dynamics and the internal struggles of the characters, particularly Marvel's inadequacies contrasted with Wolffert's brilliance and determination. Their interactions set the tone for Marvel's self-discovery, as he begins to grapple with his own biases and the consequences of his actions. The opening chapters lay a foundation for exploring themes of identity and redemption throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41817/41817-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 879661 879670 2024-09-17T13:45:06.718580 2023-09-18T08:35:21.378305 text/html text/html 887593 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1311796 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1372522 2024-09-17T13:45:16.719572 application/epub+zip 1385889 2024-09-17T13:45:07.931595 application/epub+zip 405462 2024-09-17T13:45:07.330616 application/epub+zip 1625014 2024-09-17T13:45:23.695006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1584658 2024-09-17T13:45:16.121544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605340 2022-09-19T06:51:03.097256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843168 843072 2024-09-17T13:45:04.368642 2023-09-18T08:35:19.345260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 842915 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 323417 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 842910 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323358 2013-01-10T14:17:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20702 2024-09-17T13:45:23.844003 application/rdf+xml 15376 2024-09-17T13:45:07.439591 image/jpeg 2110 2024-09-17T13:45:07.384588 image/jpeg 1312383 2024-09-17T13:45:06.821647 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 en.wikipedia