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 2024-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 154 Holmes, Mary Jane 1825 1907 Holmes, Mary Jane (Hawes) Holmes, Mary J. Grant, Gordon 1875 1962 Grant, Gordon H. The Merivale banks $aNew York :$bG. W. Dillingham company, $c1900, copyright 1903. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Merivale Banks" by Mary Jane Holmes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two competing banks in the small town of Merivale—the First National Bank, run by the arrogant Judge White, and the newly established Grey Bank, headed by the likable Mr. Grey. The narrative appears to explore themes of class distinction, rivalry, and the dynamics of social status, particularly through the experiences of the judge's son, Herbert White, and Louie Grey, the banker’s daughter. At the start of the novel, the scene is set with a detailed description of the two banks side by side, illustrating the pride of Judge White in his institution and wealth. The characters are introduced, particularly the contrasting personalities of Judge White and Mr. Grey, highlighting the judge's haughty demeanor and obsession with pedigree versus Mr. Grey’s more affable and down-to-earth nature. As the story unfolds, tension escalates with a banking crisis that leads to a run on the First National Bank, spurred by jealousy and rumors, prompting Louie to take bold action to save both banks. The opening establishes the intricate relationships and conflicts that will likely drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008962003 20210117124755holmes 1900 US Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New England -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Singers -- Fiction Banks and banking -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 504207 2025-06-29T13:17:04.471591 text/html 478641 2024-12-18T14:17:34 text/html 774516 2025-06-29T13:17:12.092583 application/epub+zip 770976 2025-06-29T13:17:06.307644 application/epub+zip 342134 2025-06-29T13:17:05.323565 application/epub+zip 958243 2025-06-29T13:17:16.481531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924806 2025-06-29T13:17:11.283532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443465 2025-06-29T13:17:03.511600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 423562 2024-12-18T14:17:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17346 2025-06-29T13:17:16.622512 application/rdf+xml 13064 2025-06-29T13:17:05.623593 image/jpeg 2547 2025-06-29T13:17:05.473588 image/jpeg 906569 2025-06-29T13:17:04.522593 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia