Project Gutenberg 2013-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 192 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Fisher, Harrison 1875 1934 The Alternative Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Alternative" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Bosworth Van Pycke, a young man from a distinguished but financially struggling family, who finds himself navigating the complex social circles of New York City. As he attempts to define what it means to be a gentleman in a world where wealth and titles often dictate social standing, the narrative unfolds to explore themes of class, ambition, and the expectations placed upon him by both his father and society. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a cold, blustery night in New York City, where two elderly gentlemen converse in a club about the weather and the dynamic of their society. Bosworth, the son of Mr. Van Pycke, arrives at the club, serving as a character caught between family expectations and his desire for autonomy. The opening delves into Bosworth's lack of direction and the pressure to marry into wealth as a means of securing his future, setting the stage for the conflicts and comedic misunderstandings that arise from social expectations. Notably, the interaction between Bosworth and his father highlights the generational divide and the absurdities of high society, foreshadowing the humorous and chaotic scenarios to come as Bosworth contemplates marriage amid the blizzard. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43071/43071-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and sons -- Fiction Love stories Upper class families -- Fiction Secretaries -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 206153 2025-08-17T10:58:10.583732 text/html 185364 2024-10-23T16:42:08 text/html 513610 2025-08-17T10:58:14.028679 application/epub+zip 514858 2025-08-17T10:58:11.212699 application/epub+zip 149188 2025-08-17T10:58:10.895722 application/epub+zip 592025 2025-08-17T10:58:16.314702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577770 2025-08-17T10:58:13.706696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212869 2022-09-19T16:25:09.603714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190958 2025-08-17T10:58:10.005746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171119 2024-10-23T16:42:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18006 2025-08-17T10:58:16.448686 application/rdf+xml 16783 2025-08-17T10:58:10.961699 image/jpeg 2587 2025-08-17T10:58:10.928743 image/jpeg 493590 2025-08-17T10:58:10.614751 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 en.wikipedia