Project Gutenberg 2016-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 52 Farjeon, B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) 1833 1903 Farjeon, Benjamin Leopold Self-Doomed: A Novel Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Web Archive (The Library of Congress) "Self-Doomed: A Novel" by B. L. Farjeon is a fictional narrative likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds through the perspective of Master Fink, who recounts his experiences with his apprentice, Gideon Wolf, a young man whose insatiable greed and dissatisfaction with his life set the stage for conflict. The narrative hints at themes of ambition, greed, and moral decay, exploring the contrasts between characters like the ambitious but troubled Gideon and the more grounded, practical Master Fink. The opening of the novel introduces Master Fink as he reflects on his long tenure as a watchmaker and mentor to Gideon Wolf. Fink describes Gideon's ungrateful and ambitious nature, showcasing his desire for wealth and status rather than appreciating the simpler pleasures of life. The initial chapters set up the dynamics of their relationship, revealing Fink's frustration with Gideon's character while also hinting at a deeper connection, given that he is the son of Fink's first love, Louisa Wagner. As Fink prepares to tell the story of Gideon's journey, he reflects on the boy's ambitions and foreshadows the inevitable clash that will come from their contrasting values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 222434 219719 2024-11-22T05:58:15.194437 2023-09-23T04:54:07.691430 text/html text/html 221557 2016-09-19T13:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 371342 2016-09-19T13:46:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322500 2024-11-22T05:58:22.587417 application/epub+zip 325894 2024-11-22T05:58:18.984439 application/epub+zip 150721 2024-11-22T05:58:17.802425 application/epub+zip 209034 2024-11-22T05:58:24.778422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196366 2024-11-22T05:58:21.410406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153832 2022-09-24T05:23:27.369812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197586 197499 2024-10-22T06:36:34.857312 2023-09-23T04:54:07.240421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 197819 2016-09-19T13:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76282 2016-09-19T13:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19678 2024-11-22T05:58:25.073391 application/rdf+xml 13882 2024-11-22T05:58:17.882438 image/jpeg 2316 2024-11-22T05:58:17.842428 image/jpeg 372486 2024-11-22T05:58:15.217437 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