Project Gutenberg 2012-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 227 Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith) 1863 1935 Fletcher, Joseph Smith The Root of All Evil Produced by D Alexander, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Root of All Evil" by J. S. Fletcher is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the Farnish family, particularly the two daughters, Jecholiah (Jeckie) and Jerusha (Rushie), who are struggling to hold their father's farm, Applecroft, together amid financial ruin and mismanagement. The narrative explores themes of poverty, familial responsibility, and the struggle for a better life, as Jeckie takes charge of her family's fate in the face of their dire circumstances. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Applecroft, a once-vibrant farm now neglected and on the verge of collapse due to the irresponsibility of William Farnish, their father. We meet the determined Jeckie, who is committed to keeping the family afloat through her hard work, and her more carefree sister, Rushie. As William confesses that he has taken loans from a moneylender and hasn't paid rent, Jeckie resolves to take action, seeking support from their neighbours and familiar acquaintances to remedy their situation. The tension builds when Jeckie confronts the reality of their debts and the impending arrival of bailiffs, setting the stage for her battle against poverty and the pursuit of a way to save her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 479889 2025-08-16T12:35:16.574113 text/html 462322 2024-10-23T10:25:03 text/html 256477 2025-08-16T12:35:23.575076 application/epub+zip 262669 2025-08-16T12:35:18.479090 application/epub+zip 246333 2025-08-16T12:35:17.303112 application/epub+zip 448690 2025-08-16T12:35:27.751064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420927 2025-08-16T12:35:22.849091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381253 2022-09-18T15:07:41.528081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459140 2025-08-16T12:35:15.772147 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439295 2024-10-23T10:25:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16470 2025-08-16T12:35:27.884036 application/rdf+xml 10831 2025-08-16T12:35:17.823093 image/jpeg 3084 2025-08-16T12:35:17.559086 image/jpeg 246652 2025-08-16T12:35:16.617091 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