Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 135 Curtis, George William 1824 1892 Trumps E-text prepared by Curtis Weyant, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team from page images generously made available by the Making of America Collection of the University of Michigan Library HTML file produced by David Widger Note: Images of the original pages are available through the Making of America Collection of the University of Michigan. See http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bibperm?q1=abw7901 "Trumps" by George William Curtis is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative centers around the life of Mr. Savory Gray, a once-prosperous merchant who, after losing everything in a sudden financial calamity, decides to open a school for boys. As he navigates this new venture, the lives of his students intersect with that of Hope Wayne, a young woman raised in seclusion, which sets the groundwork for various emerging relationships and struggles within the community. The opening of "Trumps" introduces Mr. Savory Gray, who, after a devastating business failure, transforms his life by establishing a school in the village of Delafield. The narrative humorously details his transition from merchant to educator, while simultaneously setting the stage for the conflicts between his students, especially the budding dynamic between the spirited Hope Wayne and her male peers. As boys engage in mischief and rivalry, tensions rise, particularly involving a quarrel that leads to a significant fallout. The excerpt establishes a vibrant backdrop that hints at themes of social status, youthful enthusiasm, and the complexities of growing up, positioning it as an engaging exploration of personal growth and societal interactions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1041242 2025-07-06T14:07:43.816758 text/html 1102420 2021-02-25T21:23:22 text/html 427613 2025-07-06T14:07:56.184685 application/epub+zip 444820 2025-07-06T14:07:46.457737 application/epub+zip 444819 2025-07-06T14:07:44.935712 application/epub+zip 776969 2025-07-06T14:08:04.150626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695420 2025-07-06T14:07:55.054683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677198 2022-09-07T22:09:13.794225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857739 2025-07-06T14:07:40.684740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 857030 2020-12-14T08:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 857037 2020-12-14T08:56:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20998 2025-07-06T14:08:04.291722 application/rdf+xml 10578 2025-07-06T14:07:45.462759 image/jpeg 2893 2025-07-06T14:07:45.198738 image/jpeg 324528 2020-12-14T08:56:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 346620 2021-02-25T21:23:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 324501 2020-12-14T08:56:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 409595 2025-07-06T14:07:43.890725 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