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 Project Gutenberg 2016-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 122 Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius) 1877 1942 Pawned Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Pawned" by Frank L. Packard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with a somber scene in New York's East Side, where a cabman delivers a baby girl to a pawnbroker, Paul Veniza, after the child's mother has just passed away. The narrative reveals themes of sacrifice, redemption, and the complexities of human relationships as the cabman grapples with his past and the burden of his failures. At the start of the book, the cabman, Hawkins, is in deep despair following the death of his wife, Claire. He seeks out Paul Veniza, an old friend, to care for his newborn daughter, while struggling with his own weaknesses and failures. Veniza proposes a condition under which the child will be raised as his own, contending that Hawkins must first redeem his life before he can take on the responsibility of being a father. This poignant introduction sets the stage for a tale that intertwines personal redemption with the shadowy world of pawnbroking and human dignity, hinting at the far-reaching consequences of choices made under pressure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Canadian fiction -- 20th century PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 516841 2025-07-20T16:27:59.468164 text/html 520746 2024-10-23T00:29:27 text/html 417507 2025-07-20T16:28:05.204096 application/epub+zip 425797 2025-07-20T16:28:00.436164 application/epub+zip 238922 2025-07-20T16:27:59.897136 application/epub+zip 569962 2025-07-20T16:28:09.085115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532083 2025-07-20T16:28:04.748155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346969 2022-09-23T17:20:00.286977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434728 2025-07-20T16:27:58.609134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415058 2024-10-23T00:29:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16392 2025-07-20T16:28:09.211080 application/rdf+xml 14593 2025-07-20T16:27:59.996128 image/jpeg 2658 2025-07-20T16:27:59.947112 image/jpeg 396322 2025-07-20T16:27:59.513140 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia