Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 120 Potter, Austin 1842 1913 From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic. A Story of the Drink Curse Produced by Andrea Ball, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "From Wealth to Poverty; Or, the Tricks of the Traffic" by Reverend Austin Potter is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story tackles the devastating impacts of alcoholism, primarily through the experiences of Richard Ashton, who succumbs to the temptations of drink, jeopardizing his family and their future. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the Prohibition movement, illustrating the struggles between personal desire and societal laws regarding alcohol consumption. At the start of the novel, we meet Richard Ashton, a once-promising man with a loving wife, Ruth, and children. Ruthed appeals to Richard to abstain from alcohol as he embarks on a journey that promises to restore his character and family’s wellbeing. However, the grip of alcoholism proves too strong as Richard reverts to drink, spiraling into despair and hopelessness. Ruth, steadfast and devoted, experiences the emotional turmoil of fearing for her husband’s fate while clinging to hope for a brighter future. This opening portion establishes a powerful narrative of love, struggle, and the harsh realities of addiction, setting the stage for Richard’s tragic descent and Ruth's unwavering loyalty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Temperance -- Fiction HC PS Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 504161 2025-08-03T09:32:41.897471 text/html 503982 2025-01-10T01:05:19.043776 text/html 289714 2025-08-03T09:32:50.361441 application/epub+zip 296102 2025-08-03T09:32:45.228422 application/epub+zip 260002 2025-08-03T09:32:44.004440 application/epub+zip 592826 2025-08-03T09:32:54.575378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551432 2025-08-03T09:32:49.546436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510382 2022-09-04T03:32:03.467512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466878 2025-08-03T09:32:41.425462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 466926 2014-10-31T14:09:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17497 2025-08-03T09:32:54.705377 application/rdf+xml 23361 2025-08-03T09:32:44.510429 image/jpeg 4389 2025-08-03T09:32:44.256434 image/jpeg 178086 2014-10-31T14:10:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 285195 2025-08-03T09:32:41.936461 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