Project Gutenberg 2016-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 123 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Living Too Fast; Or, The Confessions of a Bank Officer Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Living Too Fast; Or, The Confessions of a Bank Officer" by William T. Adams, also known as Oliver Optic, is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The book explores the moral dilemmas and experiences of a bank officer who becomes entangled in a life of deceit, driven by ambition and the desire to uphold appearances. The protagonist, Paley Glasswood, grapples with competition, rivalry, and the consequences of his choices, painting a picture of the struggles young businessmen encountered during this period. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Paley Glasswood as he and his friend Tom Flynn vie for a coveted bank position. The competition heightens as Paley confronts his feelings of superiority, stemming from his belief in his own integrity compared to Tom’s dubious past. Through their interactions, it is clear that Paley’s ambitions are overshadowed by a nagging conscience when Tom is unfairly disqualified from the running due to past suspicions of theft, which Paley’s uncle manipulates for his advantage. As Paley begins his new position and becomes infatuated with the charming Miss Lilian Oliphant, his confidence begins to spiral into a web of deceitfulness regarding their increasing financial burdens and living arrangements, setting the stage for the moral decay that will ensue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's stories Young women -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Household employees -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Juvenile fiction Temperance -- Juvenile fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction Theft -- Juvenile fiction Money -- Juvenile fiction Marriage -- Juvenile fiction Banks and banking -- Juvenile fiction Debt -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 449543 2025-07-20T12:17:18.282996 text/html 434552 2024-10-22T23:48:37 text/html 866126 2025-07-20T12:17:25.425919 application/epub+zip 863335 2025-07-20T12:17:19.532972 application/epub+zip 253114 2025-07-20T12:17:18.904977 application/epub+zip 977335 2025-07-20T12:17:29.638919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 929982 2025-07-20T12:17:24.775952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321485 2022-09-23T08:36:53.424889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398149 2025-07-20T12:17:17.477974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378163 2024-10-22T23:48:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20434 2025-07-20T12:17:29.772888 application/rdf+xml 17972 2025-07-20T12:17:18.994011 image/jpeg 2506 2025-07-20T12:17:18.949979 image/jpeg 788064 2025-07-20T12:17:18.355973 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia