Project Gutenberg 2016-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 198 MacGill, Patrick 1889 1963 The Rat-Pit Produced by MWS, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Rat-Pit" by Patrick MacGill is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the impoverished environment of Donegal, Ireland, focusing on the lives of the downtrodden, including women supported by community ties as they navigate the hardships of their existence. The protagonist, Norah Ryan, embodies the struggle against societal judgment and economic despair, representing the plight of many in a world marked by shame and survival. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Norah and her frail mother in a ramshackle cabin at dawn amid a harsh winter storm. Norah prepares to leave for the town, where she has hopes of procuring food while her mother, bedridden and unwell, urges her to be careful. As Norah ventures out, we see the gritty realities of life populated by impoverished women who endure great suffering yet share a deep camaraderie. Through vivid descriptions of their daily struggles and communal reliance, the opening portrays a raw yet poignant portrait of life at the margins, setting the stage for Norah's journey through hardship, maternal responsibility, and societal judgments that define her fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Historical fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Poor women -- Fiction Prostitutes -- Fiction Boardinghouses -- Fiction Glasgow (Scotland) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 579321 2025-07-20T11:34:22.745056 text/html 562494 2024-10-22T23:43:08 text/html 290183 2025-07-20T11:34:29.593002 application/epub+zip 297140 2025-07-20T11:34:23.763021 application/epub+zip 262360 2025-07-20T11:34:23.255053 application/epub+zip 485994 2025-07-20T11:34:34.467960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438652 2025-07-20T11:34:29.081010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403617 2022-09-23T06:52:29.727404 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537497 2025-07-20T11:34:21.601024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 517671 2024-10-22T23:43:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18457 2025-07-20T11:34:34.620983 application/rdf+xml 13122 2025-07-20T11:34:23.341011 image/jpeg 2122 2025-07-20T11:34:23.298037 image/jpeg 277319 2025-07-20T11:34:22.793073 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