Project Gutenberg 2014-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 323 Foster, Maximilian 1872 1943 Gruger, Frederic Rodrigo 1871 1953 Gruger, F. R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Gruger, Frederic R. (Frederic Rodrigo) Rich Man, Poor Man E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Garcia, Larry B. Harrison, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "Rich Man, Poor Man" by Maximilian Foster is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores themes of class, wealth, and personal connections, particularly focusing on the lives of Mr. Mapleson, a timid clerk in New York City, and Bab Wynne, a spirited young woman who is on the verge of discovering her true heritage. The interplay between these characters and their relationships will likely form a central part of the narrative as the plot unfolds. At the start of the novel, we meet Mr. Mapleson, an elderly clerk whose life appears mundane and lonely. On Christmas Eve, his character is established as he reflects on the loneliness and alienation he experiences, despite the joyful holiday spirit surrounding him. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to Bab Wynne, who is depicted with a spirited demeanor that subtly suggests her yearning for a more exciting life, free from the confines of her boarding house existence. The initial chapters set the stage for a forthcoming transformation in their lives, hinting at the intertwining fates of the characters against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 403286 2025-06-19T04:19:17.420756 text/html 388547 2024-10-24T10:57:28 text/html 378984 2025-06-19T04:19:24.492726 application/epub+zip 382392 2025-06-19T04:19:18.785740 application/epub+zip 223546 2025-06-19T04:19:18.106750 application/epub+zip 516555 2025-06-19T04:19:28.936717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469053 2025-06-19T04:19:23.742786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311384 2022-09-21T10:38:49.453430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358362 2023-09-20T10:35:42.609412 text/plain 338406 2024-10-24T10:57:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17597 2025-06-19T04:19:29.090684 application/rdf+xml 25846 2025-06-19T04:19:18.208736 image/jpeg 3314 2025-06-19T04:19:18.154735 image/jpeg 355409 2025-06-19T04:19:17.469788 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 de.wikipedia