Empty Pockets - Couverture souple

Hughes, Rupert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 110405227X ISBN 13 : 9781104052270

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Empty Pockets is a novel written by Rupert Hughes and first published in 1915. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows the life of a young man named Tommie Marsh who is struggling to make ends meet. He comes from a wealthy family but has been cut off from his inheritance due to his reckless behavior. With no money and no job, Tommie is forced to rely on his wit and charm to survive in the big city.Throughout the novel, Tommie faces numerous challenges and setbacks as he tries to make a name for himself. He falls in love with a beautiful young actress named Polly Courtland, but their relationship is threatened by her disapproving father and Tommie's lack of financial stability. Meanwhile, Tommie's former friend and rival, Jack Delancy, is determined to bring him down and steal Polly away.As Tommie navigates the ups and downs of his life, he learns valuable lessons about love, loyalty, and the importance of hard work. The novel offers a vivid portrayal of life in early 20th century America, with its bustling cities, glamorous theaters, and social hierarchies. It also explores themes of class, ambition, and the pursuit of the American dream.Overall, Empty Pockets is a compelling and entertaining novel that offers a glimpse into a bygone era. With its engaging characters, richly detailed setting, and timeless themes, it remains a classic of American literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 110405227X
• ISBN 13: 9781104052270
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Flagg James Montgomery
• Nombre de pages: 616
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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