Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Sheldon, Lurana 1862 1945 Sheldon, Lurana W. Sheldon, Lurana Waterhouse For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store" by Lurana Sheldon is a fiction work probably written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the struggles of Faith Marvin, a young girl seeking work in a bustling department store, only to encounter the harsh realities and moral dilemmas that come with factory-like conditions and exploitation of employees. At the start of the novel, we meet Faith as she interviews for a position amidst a backdrop of weary clerks and oppressive management. Her initial encounter with Mr. Forbes, the store’s superintendent, illustrates the callous nature of the retail business, dismissing her pleas for employment and threatening a sick employee with dismissal. Faith's strong sense of integrity is showcased when she bravely refuses to take someone else's job and expresses her compassion for those oppressed by the system. The initial chapters also hint at larger themes of social injustice, including a glimpse at the struggles of her co-workers, who face dire circumstances, and the implications of the corrupt business practices they endure. These interactions set up the stage for an exploration of morality, humanity, and resilience in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/11166/11166-h/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Love stories Department stores -- Employees -- Fiction Dime novels Young women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 406229 2025-08-05T06:45:59.655948 text/html 400440 2020-12-25T05:10:38 text/html 236646 2025-08-05T06:46:04.889937 application/epub+zip 244564 2025-08-05T06:46:00.227952 application/epub+zip 224921 2025-08-05T06:45:59.920946 application/epub+zip 394551 2025-08-05T06:46:08.868926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357821 2025-08-05T06:46:04.589939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327070 2022-09-05T11:58:46.778499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368639 2025-08-05T06:45:58.239978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 348818 2024-10-28T18:29:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370015 2020-12-25T05:10:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19952 2025-08-05T06:46:09.007891 application/rdf+xml 16556 2025-08-05T06:46:00.013968 image/jpeg 2396 2025-08-05T06:45:59.965937 image/jpeg 221632 2020-12-25T05:10:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 137232 2020-12-25T05:10:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 222510 2025-08-05T06:45:59.687974 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia