Project Gutenberg 2004-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 171 Dobie, Charles Caldwell 1881 1943 Broken to the Plow A Novel Produced by Keith M. Eckrich and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "Broken to the Plow" by Charles Caldwell Dobie is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Fred Starratt, a man caught in a web of societal pressures and financial struggles, navigating his discontent with his job and marriage while yearning for a better life. The opening of the book introduces Fred Starratt, who faces the stress of financial instability as he contemplates attending a dinner party hosted by his wife, Helen. Fred's internal monologue reveals his frustration not only with their financial situation but also with the constraints placed upon them by societal expectations. As he interacts with his gruff boss, Mr. Wetherbee, and fellow office worker Brauer, it becomes clear that he feels ashamed of his financial predicament. The increasing tension between Fred and Helen surfaces when they discuss their aspirations and disillusionments, setting the stage for the conflicts that will arise as Fred decides to take a bold step into self-employment, challenging the status quo of their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 488751 2025-10-06T04:13:51.073583 text/html 488720 488610 2024-11-06T06:38:40.325467 2023-10-06T08:06:48.251794 text/html text/html 252694 2025-10-06T04:13:58.050548 application/epub+zip 259517 2025-10-06T04:13:52.829614 application/epub+zip 259517 2025-10-06T04:13:51.732638 application/epub+zip 458367 2025-10-06T04:14:02.193555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422962 2025-10-06T04:13:57.368570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400779 2022-09-07T00:39:24.744076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443143 2025-10-06T04:13:50.669659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423364 2024-10-28T20:08:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16413 2025-10-06T04:14:02.322540 application/rdf+xml 12229 2025-10-06T04:13:52.222578 image/jpeg 3269 2025-10-06T04:13:51.976591 image/jpeg 246913 2025-10-06T04:13:51.109610 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