Project Gutenberg 2007-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 251 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret $500, or, Jacob Marlowe's secret Produced by Taavi Kalju, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Jacob Marlowe, an elderly man returning to his hometown of Lakeville after many years in California. As he reconnects with family, particularly the struggling Barton family, key themes of social class disparity, wealth, and personal integrity emerge through the lives of the characters, including the young and hardworking Bert Barton. The opening of the story introduces Jacob Marlowe as he arrives in Lakeville, revealing his ties to the wealthy Marlowe family and contrasting his modest appearance with their affluence. He encounters Bert Barton, who shares the challenges his family faces due to economic hardships. Through their conversation, the reader senses Bert's aspirations and strong work ethic, which are challenged by his circumstances. Following this, Marlowe's relationship with the affluent Squire Marlowe hints at potential conflict stemming from class differences. Overall, the beginning sets up a compelling narrative about wealth, family connections, and the pursuit of a better life against the backdrop of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Honesty -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Uncles -- Fiction Actors and actresses -- Fiction PZ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 373787 2025-06-09T05:33:58.473262 text/html 378496 2007-05-02T11:48:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 169039 2007-05-02T11:48:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185017 2025-06-09T05:34:06.074228 application/epub+zip 189377 2025-06-09T05:33:59.587238 application/epub+zip 189377 2025-06-09T05:33:59.009226 application/epub+zip 340356 2025-06-09T05:34:10.916192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294608 2025-06-09T05:34:05.399235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294654 2022-09-10T06:31:59.262179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321363 2025-06-09T05:33:56.804266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321179 2007-05-02T11:48:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116052 2007-05-02T11:48:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19478 2025-06-09T05:34:11.072177 application/rdf+xml 20327 2025-06-09T05:33:59.123220 image/jpeg 3450 2025-06-09T05:33:59.068212 image/jpeg 179310 2025-06-09T05:33:58.507246 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