Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Potter, Austin 1842 1913 From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic. A Story of the Drink Curse Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Andrea Ball, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic" by Reverend Austin Potter is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story tackles the devastating impacts of alcoholism, primarily through the experiences of Richard Ashton, who succumbs to the temptations of drink, jeopardizing his family and their future. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the Prohibition movement, illustrating the struggles between personal desire and societal laws regarding alcohol consumption. At the start of the novel, we meet Richard Ashton, a once-promising man with a loving wife, Ruth, and children. Ruthed appeals to Richard to abstain from alcohol as he embarks on a journey that promises to restore his character and family’s wellbeing. However, the grip of alcoholism proves too strong as Richard reverts to drink, spiraling into despair and hopelessness. Ruth, steadfast and devoted, experiences the emotional turmoil of fearing for her husband’s fate while clinging to hope for a brighter future. This opening portion establishes a powerful narrative of love, struggle, and the harsh realities of addiction, setting the stage for Richard’s tragic descent and Ruth's unwavering loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Temperance -- Fiction HC PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Fiction 503989 503730 2024-10-03T11:17:38.845243 2023-10-03T09:57:24.786472 text/html text/html 503982 503723 2024-10-03T11:17:39.127258 2023-10-03T09:57:24.989507 text/html text/html 289643 2024-10-03T11:17:48.408180 application/epub+zip 296113 2024-10-03T11:17:42.806275 application/epub+zip 260014 2024-10-03T11:17:41.469245 application/epub+zip 592944 2024-10-03T11:17:53.071216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551432 2024-10-03T11:17:47.505226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510382 2022-09-04T03:32:03.467512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466878 466670 2024-10-03T11:17:38.417262 2023-10-03T09:57:24.405471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 466926 2014-10-31T14:09:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 178086 2014-10-31T14:10:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19103 2024-10-03T11:17:53.197169 application/rdf+xml 23361 2024-10-03T11:17:42.015216 image/jpeg 4389 2024-10-03T11:17:41.742219 image/jpeg 285127 2024-10-03T11:17:39.171411 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