Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 141 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood The Auction Block Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Auction Block" by Rex Beach is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around the Knight family as they grapple with their aspirations and struggles in the bustling environment of New York City, contrasting their previous life in Vale. The tale primarily focuses on their daughter, Lorelei, who is deemed beautiful and is seen as the family's ticket to a better life through potential success in show business. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Knight family, particularly the father, Peter Knight, who is reluctantly faced with a political offer in New York, and his ambitious wife, who believes that their daughter Lorelei's beauty can elevate them financially. As Peter expresses his dissatisfaction with leaving his small-town life, Lorelei's mother argues that a move to the city is essential for Lorelei to find success and escape their current poverty. This opening sets the stage for the family's dynamic as they debate their futures and how Lorelei might embark on a career in theater, highlighting the conflicts and ambitions that will ultimately unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Movie Books Category: Novels Category: American Literature 702791 2025-07-02T13:31:57.214935 text/html 702612 2025-01-09T18:13:42.840612 text/html 338781 2025-07-02T13:32:06.177841 application/epub+zip 349595 2025-07-02T13:31:59.150872 application/epub+zip 349595 2025-07-02T13:31:57.976896 application/epub+zip 597123 2025-07-02T13:32:11.710850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552988 2025-07-02T13:32:05.392845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528288 2022-09-03T06:05:17.079716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632126 2025-07-02T13:31:56.706896 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 631949 2013-05-01T20:34:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17552 2025-07-02T13:32:11.838822 application/rdf+xml 11669 2025-07-02T13:31:58.460944 image/jpeg 3158 2025-07-02T13:31:58.216889 image/jpeg 253385 2013-05-01T20:43:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 333040 2025-07-02T13:31:57.267936 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