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  • The Pit

    A Story of Chicago

    by Frank Norris ...
    The bestselling novel of financial speculation in the Progressive Era from the author of McTeague.Curtis Jadwin had to compete with other suitors to secure his wife's hand in marriage, but after a year of marital bliss, he finds himself captivated by another: the high-stakes competition at the Chicago Board of Trade. At first merely dabbling in wheat speculation, Jadwin soon becomes obsessed with ... Read more

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  • The Octopus

    A Story of California

    by Frank Norris ...
    From the author of McTeague: The classic novel of corporate corruption and violent rebellion in the railroad industry .On May 11, 1880, at a San Joaquin Valley ranch, a shootout between tenant farmers and a sheriff's posse left seven dead. The dispute was over land rights. The law was acting in the service of the Southern Pacific Railroad.This tragedy marked the beginning of the end for the ... Read more

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  • Mcteague

    by Frank Norris ...
    Newly-married, McTeague and Trina Sieppe appear to have a bright future, especially in light of Trina’s $5,000 lottery win. But when McTeague is barred from practicing dentistry, and Trina’s money-hoarding becomes pathological, the couple descends into poverty with stunning rapidity and far-reaching consequences.Frank Norris’s 1899 novel explores the impact of jealousy and greed on an otherwise ... Read more

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  • McTeague

    A Story of San Francisco

    by Frank Norris ...
    A couple's life and love are destroyed when they win the lottery in this tragic tale of turn-of-the-century San Francisco.McTeague and Trina are in love, and with the modest income from McTeague's dentistry office, their needs are few. But when Trina wins a small fortune from a lottery ticket, jealousy and distrust begin to unravel their happy home. As tension erupts between McTeague and Trina's ... Read more

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  • McTeague

    by Frank Norris ...
    It was Sunday, and, according to his custom on that day, McTeague took his dinner at two in the afternoon at the car conductors' coffee-joint on Polk Street. He had a thick gray soup; heavy, underdone meat, very hot, on a cold plate; two kinds of vegetables; and a sort of suet pudding, full of strong butter and sugar. On his way back to his office, one block above, he stopped at Joe Frenna's ... Read more

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  • The Octopus

    A Story of California

    by Frank Norris ...
    Series Book 1 - The Epic of the Wheat
    Like the tentacles of an octopus, the tracks of the railroad reached out across California, as if to grasp everything of value in the state Based on an actual, bloody dispute between wheat farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, The Octopus is a stunning novel of the waning days of the frontier West. To the tough-minded and self-reliant farmers, the monopolistic, land-grabbing railroad ... Read more

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  • Works Of Frank Norris: The Octopus: A Story Of California, The Pit, McTeague And More (Mobi Collected Works)

    by Frank Norris ...
    This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.Table of ContentsBlix A Deal in ... Read more

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  • The Octopus : A Story of California

    by Frank Norris ...
    Key themes explored in "The Octopus" include:Economic and Social Injustice: The novel highlights the economic oppression faced by the ranchers, who are forced into unfavorable contracts with the railroad, leading to financial ruin. The story serves as a critique of corporate greed and the exploitation of small-scale farmers.Rural vs. Urban: The novel contrasts the agrarian life of the wheat ... Read more

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  • The Octopus

    by Frank Norris ...
    Just after passing Caraher's saloon, on the County Road that ran south from Bonneville, and that divided the Broderson ranch from that of Los Muertos, Presley was suddenly aware of the faint and prolonged blowing of a steam whistle that he knew must come from the railroad shops near the depot at Bonneville. In starting out from the ranch house that morning, he had forgotten his watch, and was now ... Read more

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  • The Octopus: A Story Of California (Mobi Classics)

    by Frank Norris ...
    The Octopus: A Story of California is a 1901 novel by Frank Norris and the first part of a planned but uncompleted trilogy, The Epic of Wheat. It describes the raising of wheat in California, and conflict between the wheat growers and a railway company. Norris was inspired by role of the Southern Pacific Railroad in events surrounding the Mussel Slough Tragedy. It depicts the tension between the ... Read more

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  • McTeague: A Story Of San Francisco

    by Frank Norris ...
    The theme of Naturalism and its variuos aspects are dealt with this work. The narrative elucidates how one's background affects personality and behavior. Past may be left behind but its consequences are faced in the present. A unique theme that has been dealt with in the most idiosyncratic manner. ... Read more

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  • McTeague

    by Frank Norris, Vince Passaro ...
    A lesser-known American classic, McTeague explores the darker side of success and the pitfalls of marriage for a turn-of-the-century couple.McTeague is the story of a poor dentist scraping by in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century, and his wife Trina, whose $5,000 lottery winning sets in motion a shocking chain of events. Fans of Jack London and Theodore Dreiser will appreciate the richly ... Read more

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