Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 181 Norris, Frank 1870 1902 Norris, Benjamin Franklin The pit : $b a story of Chicago Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Pit: A Story of Chicago" by Frank Norris is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely intended to reflect the complexities and struggles of urban life and capitalist society during that time. The primary story revolves around Laura Dearborn and her family as they navigate the social landscape of Chicago, interacting with various characters such as the wealthy capitalist Curtis Jadwin and the artist Sheldon Corthell, amidst a backdrop of dynamics influenced by the wheat market. The opening of the novel introduces Laura Dearborn, her sister Page, and their aunt, Mrs. Wessels, as they anxiously await the arrival of their friends for a night at the opera. The bustling setting of the Auditorium Theatre highlights the contrast between the world of high society and the struggling underclass outside. As they wait, we see glimpses of Laura’s hopes and aspirations contrasted against her reality, revealing her ambition to transcend her modest origins. The arrival of characters like Curtis Jadwin, a prominent businessman, sets the stage for conflicts intertwining personal relationships and the broader economic struggles of the era. The opening part establishes the groundwork for a narrative that will likely explore themes of ambition, romance, and the merciless dynamics of speculation that define the world their lives are enmeshed in. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction Psychological fiction Domestic fiction Married people -- Fiction Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction Wheat trade -- Fiction PS Text Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 777226 774576 2024-10-02T12:20:41.134896 2023-10-02T10:34:45.995284 text/html text/html 773843 2020-12-27T23:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 289833 2020-12-27T23:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359160 2024-10-02T12:20:51.354843 application/epub+zip 369084 2024-10-02T12:20:43.363848 application/epub+zip 369084 2024-10-02T12:20:41.938946 application/epub+zip 575674 2024-10-02T12:20:57.417828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557697 2024-10-02T12:20:50.439816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539196 2022-09-02T14:24:34.218899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732884 732843 2024-10-02T12:20:39.054915 2023-10-02T10:34:44.100270 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 732779 2020-12-27T23:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284153 2020-12-27T23:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21238 2024-10-02T12:20:57.895774 application/rdf+xml 7860 2024-10-02T12:20:42.651852 image/jpeg 2066 2024-10-02T12:20:42.275875 image/jpeg 352302 2024-10-02T12:20:41.202860 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