Project Gutenberg 2014-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 217 Foster, Maximilian 1872 1943 Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo 1871 1953 Gruger, F. R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Gruger, Frederic R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Rich Man, Poor Man E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Garcia, Larry B. Harrison, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "Rich Man, Poor Man" by Maximilian Foster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of class, wealth, and personal connections, particularly focusing on the lives of Mr. Mapleson, a timid clerk in New York City, and Bab Wynne, a spirited young woman who is on the verge of discovering her true heritage. The interplay between these characters and their relationships will likely form a central part of the narrative as the plot unfolds. At the start of the novel, we meet Mr. Mapleson, an elderly clerk whose life appears mundane and lonely. On Christmas Eve, his character is established as he reflects on the loneliness and alienation he experiences, despite the joyful holiday spirit surrounding him. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to Bab Wynne, who is depicted with a spirited demeanor that subtly suggests her yearning for a more exciting life, free from the confines of her boarding house existence. The initial chapters set the stage for a forthcoming transformation in their lives, hinting at the intertwining fates of the characters against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 403424 403162 2024-09-19T14:35:34.091589 2023-09-20T10:35:43.473432 text/html text/html 409350 2014-09-23T17:48:28 text/html 355340 2014-09-23T17:51:28 text/html application/zip 379393 2024-09-19T14:35:42.460602 application/epub+zip 382828 2024-09-19T14:35:35.861542 application/epub+zip 223920 2024-09-19T14:35:34.867571 application/epub+zip 516390 2024-09-19T14:35:46.815506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469878 2024-09-19T14:35:41.756528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311384 2022-09-21T10:38:49.453430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358590 358362 2024-09-19T14:35:33.204583 2023-09-20T10:35:42.609412 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358536 2014-09-23T17:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 135448 2014-09-23T17:43:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358544 2014-09-23T17:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135429 2014-09-23T17:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21956 2024-09-19T14:35:46.958499 application/rdf+xml 25846 2024-09-19T14:35:35.302584 image/jpeg 3314 2024-09-19T14:35:35.246555 image/jpeg 355489 2024-09-19T14:35:34.167563 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