Project Gutenberg 2009-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 71 Herrick, Robert 1868 1938 Herrick, Robert Welch 07004308 The Man Who Wins Produced by Sigal Alon, Ritu Aggarwal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Man Who Wins" by Robert Herrick is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the Ellwell family and their complex relationships, tracing their decline from respectable New England lineage to a life plagued by scandal and addiction. The reader is introduced to various family members, particularly John Ellwell, whose reckless choices lead to the family's downfall, contrasted with his sister Leonora, who navigates the challenges posed by their diminished status in society. At the start of the novel, the reader gets a vivid description of the Ellwell family history and their estate known as the Four Corners in Middleton. The narrative explores the generational shifts within the family, particularly focusing on John Ellwell's morally questionable lifestyle and his father's attempts to maintain the family’s reputation. Through scenes of camaraderie among college students and descriptions of familial dynamics, the opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of themes such as social status, moral decay, and the consequences of familial legacy. The introduction of young characters like Roper Thornton suggests a potential intertwining of lives that may challenge the family’s troubled legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 131720 2025-07-12T09:17:16.054126 text/html 129195 2021-01-05T11:47:44 text/html 159114 2025-07-12T09:17:18.248615 application/epub+zip 159482 2025-07-12T09:17:16.387116 application/epub+zip 115434 2025-07-12T09:17:16.207111 application/epub+zip 222285 2025-07-12T09:17:19.923570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207051 2025-07-12T09:17:18.062591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162919 2022-09-13T17:47:33.833454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123740 2025-07-12T09:17:15.835083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123597 2021-01-05T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123590 2021-01-05T11:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20878 2025-07-12T09:17:20.045560 application/rdf+xml 32606 2025-07-12T09:17:16.271087 image/jpeg 3847 2025-07-12T09:17:16.239118 image/jpeg 48500 2021-01-05T11:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 151378 2021-01-05T11:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 48471 2021-01-05T11:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 151582 2025-07-12T09:17:16.068113 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