The Root of All Evil

The Root of All Evil

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Author: Joseph Smith "J S" Fletcher (1863-1935)Year: 1924Publisher: George H Doran CompanyPlace: New YorkDescription: 317+[3 blank] pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's full orange cloth, front board and spine stamped in black. In original pictorial jacket. First American edition. Originally printed in Britian in 1921. Jeckie Farnish has grown up in a grindingly poor household, and as she reaches adulthood falls in love with a local grocers son. She is loved by her childhood playmate Joe Bartle, but takes him for granted and feels that he lacks the spark or ambition to match her determination to make something of herself. Instead she pursues Albert , son of a wealthy grocery store owner, and believes they have an understanding. She is horrified when Albert goes on holiday and returns newly married to another woman, heartbroken,she resolves to do whatever is necessary to claw her way out of poverty. Made into a movie by the same name in 1947. Condition: Cl

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