Project Gutenberg 2015-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 188 Bacheller, Irving 1859 1950 Bacheller, Addison Irving The Marryers: A History Gathered from a Brief of the Honorable Socrates Potter Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Marryers: A History Gathered from a Brief of The Honorable Socrates Potter" by Irving Bacheller is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to Whitfield Norris, a multi-millionaire entangled in the complications of wealth, friendship, and the burdens of his past. As the narrative unfolds, it delves into themes of love, societal expectations, and the challenges of navigating relationships against the backdrop of American and European societal norms. The opening portion of the novel presents Socrates Potter, a lawyer, recounting his experiences with Whitfield Norris. Upon visiting Norris’s country home, Potter learns about the inner complexities of his client's life, including his struggles with blackmail stemming from a past crime committed by his father. Through conversations and interactions with Norris's family, particularly his charming daughter Gwendolyn, the story hints at the romantic entanglements and societal pressures faced by the characters as they navigate their lives in affluent society. This initial chapter sets up a blend of humor and drama, suggesting that the road ahead will be rife with intrigue and moral dilemmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mate selection -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction Americans -- Italy -- Fiction Lawyers -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 285774 2025-07-20T06:25:23.179437 text/html 276431 2024-10-22T23:12:14 text/html 1451062 2025-07-20T06:25:27.933410 application/epub+zip 1451198 2025-07-20T06:25:24.131464 application/epub+zip 166287 2025-07-20T06:25:23.574422 application/epub+zip 1535368 2025-07-20T06:25:30.932372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1510123 2025-07-20T06:25:27.251415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231442 2022-09-22T16:12:09.057983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234515 2025-07-20T06:25:22.541413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214556 2024-10-22T23:12:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17711 2025-07-20T06:25:31.063383 application/rdf+xml 7609 2025-07-20T06:25:23.694440 image/jpeg 1672 2025-07-20T06:25:23.633423 image/jpeg 3494715 2025-07-20T06:25:23.244444 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