Project Gutenberg 2014-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 188 Randall, F. J. (Frederick John) 1872 Randall, Frederick John Love and the Ironmonger E-text prepared by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Love and the Ironmonger" by F. J. Randall is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around George Early, a clerk working for a firm that deals in ironmongery, who becomes entangled in humorous and somewhat absurd situations as he navigates his ambitions in the workplace and personal relationships. The narrative reflects themes of ambition, morality, and the peculiarities of human behavior, particularly through George's interactions with his colleagues. At the start of the book, we are introduced to George Early's world at Fairbrother and Co., a relaxed office environment where George often finds himself daydreaming of promotion and fortune, especially with the aging head of the firm, Old Joe Fairbrother, rumored to be nearing his end. He overhears a private conversation in which Old Joe discusses legacy arrangements with his head clerk, Parrott, which sparks George's imagination about potential wealth. The opening segment lays the foundation for George's adventures, highlighting his lackadaisical attitude at work and his eagerness to climb the social ladder, setting the stage for the comedic twists and moral dilemmas that will ensue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45598/45598-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 466591 2025-09-18T11:55:49.259610 text/html 442035 2024-10-24T07:10:16 text/html 232352 2025-09-18T11:55:56.040537 application/epub+zip 240296 2025-09-18T11:55:50.294655 application/epub+zip 232074 2025-09-18T11:55:49.776647 application/epub+zip 394833 2025-09-18T11:56:00.402030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364065 2025-09-18T11:55:55.547532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354877 2022-09-20T18:52:54.627531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404756 2025-09-18T11:55:47.384574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384831 2024-10-24T07:10:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16789 2025-09-18T11:56:00.537006 application/rdf+xml 19345 2025-09-18T11:55:49.868586 image/jpeg 3009 2025-09-18T11:55:49.821641 image/jpeg 253558 2025-09-18T11:55:49.299567 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