Project Gutenberg 2006-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 400 Wharton, Edith 1862 1937 Wharton, Edith Newbold Jones Olivieri, David Kimball, Alonzo 1874 1923 The Fruit of the Tree Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Fruit of the Tree" by Edith Wharton is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds within the context of industrial society, focusing on the dynamics between workers and management, particularly through the lens of the main character, John Amherst, an assistant manager at the Westmore Mills. The book delves into themes of social justice, personal responsibility, and the stark realities faced by the working class, illustrated through the struggles of the injured mill worker, Dillon, and the young nurse, Justine Brent. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the surgical ward in the Hope Hospital where Justine Brent, a volunteer nurse, attends to Dillon, a mechanic injured in a factory accident. The atmosphere is tense, reflecting Dillon's despair as he learns the gravity of his injuries. John Amherst enters the hospital seeking information about Dillon's case, hinting at his deeper concern for the welfare of the workers at the mills. Their conversation reveals the intricate connections between hospital staff and mill management, foreshadowing a broader critique of the industrial environment and the personal stakes for both the workers and the management responsible for their safety. The opening sets the stage for a compelling exploration of societal issues through the intersecting lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Psychological fiction Love stories Domestic fiction Widows -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Female friendship -- Fiction Textile industry -- Fiction Remarried people -- Fiction Industrial relations -- Fiction Labor movement -- Fiction Berkshire Hills (Mass.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 929816 2025-06-08T08:43:25.313419 text/html 952001 2006-09-06T14:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 899209 2006-09-06T14:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 986346 2025-06-08T08:43:39.850355 application/epub+zip 996255 2025-06-08T08:43:28.773401 application/epub+zip 440868 2025-06-08T08:43:26.719409 application/epub+zip 1309587 2025-06-08T08:43:48.044320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1232109 2025-06-08T08:43:38.136342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659660 2022-09-09T08:12:05.730520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868094 2025-06-08T08:43:22.929472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 868007 2006-09-06T14:21:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 328021 2006-09-06T14:21:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 867981 2006-09-06T14:21:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 327957 2006-09-06T14:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 867981 2006-09-06T14:21:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327888 2006-09-06T14:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26210 2025-06-08T08:43:48.245310 application/rdf+xml 11467 2025-06-08T08:43:27.312396 image/jpeg 3150 2025-06-08T08:43:27.014393 image/jpeg 951161 2025-06-08T08:43:25.409423 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia