Project Gutenberg 2007-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 111 Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth 1848 1895 Boyesen, Hjalmar H. A Good-For-Nothing 1876 Produced by David Widger "A Good-For-Nothing" by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character of Ralph Grimm, a young man born into a well-to-do family but lacking ambition and direction in life. As Ralph navigates his upbringing and the expectations placed upon him, the novel explores themes of identity, societal pressures, and the contrast between social status and personal worth. The narrative follows Ralph from his privileged childhood to his disillusioning experiences as a young adult. Initially desiring to be a pirate or a baker, Ralph ultimately ends up at a Military Academy where he fails to meet his father's expectations, leading him to abandon his aristocratic life for America. There, he struggles to forge an independent identity, taking on various lowly jobs and facing the challenges of self-reliance. The pivotal relationship with Bertha, a simple peasant girl who infuses his life with the self-awareness he lacks, underscores the contrast between his upbringing and the values she embodies. Ultimately, as Ralph matures and finds professional success, he must confront the changing nature of his feelings toward Bertha, leading to a poignant exploration of love, growth, and the distance between one's past and future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories PS Text Category: Novels 92433 2025-07-09T13:44:43.893159 text/html 91415 2021-02-24T22:20:30 text/html 100831 2025-07-09T13:44:47.738157 application/epub+zip 101112 2025-07-09T13:44:45.451184 application/epub+zip 101110 2025-07-09T13:44:44.450182 application/epub+zip 205913 2025-07-09T13:44:49.454140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195674 2025-07-09T13:44:47.138146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173209 2022-09-11T04:12:16.041792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77530 2025-07-09T13:44:43.631207 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77432 2016-10-18T14:26:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76563 2007-10-24T09:58:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76555 2007-10-24T09:58:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22279 2025-07-09T13:44:49.571139 application/rdf+xml 13511 2025-07-09T13:44:44.926171 image/jpeg 3671 2025-07-09T13:44:44.686243 image/jpeg 30380 2016-10-18T14:28:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 30244 2007-10-24T09:58:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 32295 2021-02-24T22:20:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 30225 2007-10-24T09:58:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 98232 2025-07-09T13:44:43.901186 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