Project Gutenberg 2006-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 177 Townsend, Mary Ashley 1832 1901 Xariffa Townsend, Mary Ashley Van Voorhis The brother clerks : $b a tale of New-Orleans Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Sjaani and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by the Wright American Fiction Project.) "The Brother Clerks: A Tale of New-Orleans" by Mary Ashley Townsend is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows two brothers, Arthur and Gulian Pratt, who embark on a journey from New York to New Orleans to find work as clerks following a devastating family tragedy that leaves them on the brink of poverty. As they navigate their new surroundings, the narrative delves into themes of brotherhood, resilience, and the challenges of adapting to a harsh and unfamiliar environment. At the start of the tale, the brothers arrive on a steamer, filled with hope but also apprehension about their future. Arthur, the elder and more confident of the two, is determined to succeed for the sake of their mother, while Gulian, the younger, is filled with anxiety about their new employer, Mr. Delancey. The opening chapters introduce their contrasting personalities, establishing a deep bond between them and hinting at the trials they will face in the bustling city. As the brothers settle into their new roles, the narrative foreshadows the challenges they will encounter, both in their professional lives and personal integrity in a morally complex environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en New Orleans (La.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 585102 2025-08-08T07:01:54.893292 text/html 592253 2006-07-31T15:53:16 text/html 308439 2025-08-08T07:02:05.540266 application/epub+zip 312697 2025-08-08T07:01:58.362277 application/epub+zip 294959 2025-08-08T07:01:56.816320 application/epub+zip 528464 2025-08-08T07:02:10.842210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462459 2025-08-08T07:02:04.270286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437468 2022-09-09T06:49:47.531021 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525984 2025-08-08T07:01:53.500325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525859 2006-07-31T15:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525850 2006-07-31T15:53:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20177 2025-08-08T07:02:10.975224 application/rdf+xml 12096 2025-08-08T07:01:57.347280 image/jpeg 3071 2025-08-08T07:01:57.089290 image/jpeg 201719 2006-07-31T15:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 215774 2006-07-31T15:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 201697 2006-07-31T15:53:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 286511 2025-08-08T07:01:54.936314 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