Project Gutenberg 2011-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 182 King, Basil 1859 1928 King, William Benjamin Basil The Empty Sack Darleen Dove, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Empty Sack" by Basil King is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Josiah Follett, a middle-aged bank clerk facing the impending threat of dismissal due to age and perceived incompetence amid a harsh business environment. The story explores themes of economic struggle, familial responsibility, and the conflicts arising from class differences, particularly through the intersects of the Follett and Collingham families. The opening of the novel introduces Josiah Follett, who is about to meet his employer, Mr. Collingham, regarding a potential raise that he desperately needs. As he prepares for this daunting encounter, the narrative shifts slightly to Miss Ruddick, the efficient secretary, who coldly facilitates the meeting, aware of the tough realities of business. Josiah's journey is marred by his inner turmoil over providing for his family while grappling with the threat of unemployability. The chapter sets the tone for a story deeply rooted in the struggles of working-class individuals against the indifference of corporate America, foreshadowing the challenges Josiah and his family will face as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37412/37412-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 701714 2025-08-15T08:31:14.496032 text/html 697976 2020-07-02T20:19:52 text/html 834399 2025-08-15T08:31:24.524978 application/epub+zip 836607 2025-08-15T08:31:16.335040 application/epub+zip 371605 2025-08-15T08:31:15.452034 application/epub+zip 991729 2025-08-15T08:31:30.339053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 938506 2025-08-15T08:31:23.649995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474201 2022-09-17T07:27:44.657881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613593 2025-08-15T08:31:13.369065 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621760 2020-07-02T20:07:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 613652 2020-07-02T20:12:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 613647 2020-07-02T20:12:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21856 2025-08-15T08:31:30.529964 application/rdf+xml 24977 2025-08-15T08:31:15.562075 image/jpeg 3195 2025-08-15T08:31:15.510061 image/jpeg 237384 2020-07-02T20:08:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 236337 2020-07-02T20:13:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 701475 2020-07-02T20:20:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 236278 2020-07-02T20:13:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 702697 2025-08-15T08:31:14.624077 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