Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 124 Klein, Charles 1867 1915 Hornblow, Arthur 1865 1942 The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #14204 Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life" by Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow is a novel written in the early 20th century during a time of significant economic and social turbulence in America. The story delves into the life of John Burkett Ryder, a powerful and wealthy railroad magnate whose unscrupulous methods and obsession with wealth come into conflict with the ideals of honesty and morality represented by Judge Rossmore. The opening of the novel sets the stage in the bustling offices of the Southern and Transcontinental Railroad Company, capturing the tension as directors prepare for a crucial meeting. Their fears are focused on a legal injunction affecting the railroad's operations, a situation exacerbated by Ryder's increasingly corrupt tactics and the unyielding integrity of Judge Rossmore. Key characters are introduced, including Ryder, alongside his son Jefferson, who ultimately diverges from his father's unethical business practices to seek a different path, illustrating the generational conflict over morality and the cost of wealth. The complexity of their relationships and the rich backdrop of early 20th-century capitalism provide a gripping narrative as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Revenge -- Fiction Love stories Children of the rich -- Fiction Women authors -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 -- Fiction Supreme Court justices -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 543300 2025-07-02T13:26:04.916023 text/html 543121 2025-01-09T18:07:01.746593 text/html 298916 2025-07-02T13:26:13.694964 application/epub+zip 306993 2025-07-02T13:26:08.263953 application/epub+zip 273344 2025-07-02T13:26:07.022996 application/epub+zip 596547 2025-07-02T13:26:17.927935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565222 2025-07-02T13:26:12.889945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520500 2022-09-03T05:57:20.868848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497035 2025-07-02T13:26:04.500021 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497472 2019-08-08T10:15:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19515 2025-07-02T13:26:18.059915 application/rdf+xml 22486 2025-07-02T13:26:07.530987 image/jpeg 4660 2025-07-02T13:26:07.284007 image/jpeg 190030 2019-08-08T10:15:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 295749 2025-07-02T13:26:04.956019 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