Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Grant, Robert 1852 1940 The Law-Breakers and Other Stories The law-breakers -- Against his judgment -- St. George and the dragon -- The romance of a soul -- An exchange of courtesies -- Across the way -- A surrender. Text file produced by Charles Franks, Eric Eldred, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Law-Breakers and Other Stories" by Robert Grant is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The narratives explore themes of morality, societal values, and personal dilemmas faced by characters in contemporary settings, particularly in the context of American politics and the impact of individual actions on community standards. The opening story introduces George Colfax, a self-proclaimed reformer, who grapples with his disdain for political corruption while navigating his relationship with Mary Wellington, a woman caught between her social ideals and personal feelings. At the start of "The Law-Breakers," we meet George Colfax as he shares his outrage over a recent case of political misconduct with Mary Wellington, the woman he desires to marry. He expresses his frustration over the election of a corrupt figure, Jim Daly, who has previously served a jail sentence for impersonating a civil-service candidate. Mary, while sympathetic to George’s moral stance, reflects on the complexities of their relationship, particularly her doubts about his integrity when faced with decisions that test his principles. As the discussion unfolds, George’s deeper character traits and the societal norms surrounding them begin to surface, setting the stage for a nuanced exploration of morality and integrity throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Legal stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Attorney and client -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 302842 2025-07-03T12:11:47.724287 text/html 311260 2021-02-26T00:16:35 text/html 191477 2025-07-03T12:11:54.329258 application/epub+zip 193601 2025-07-03T12:11:50.625244 application/epub+zip 180140 2025-07-03T12:11:49.472251 application/epub+zip 324199 2025-07-03T12:11:57.084229 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306109 2025-07-03T12:11:53.554277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276857 2022-09-04T07:12:56.377526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262921 2025-07-03T12:11:47.279300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262680 2016-11-07T05:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258786 2013-05-26T04:25:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258777 2013-05-26T04:25:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23181 2025-07-03T12:11:57.787281 application/rdf+xml 11645 2025-07-03T12:11:49.968247 image/jpeg 2798 2025-07-03T12:11:49.720252 image/jpeg 101119 2016-11-07T06:01:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 100638 2013-05-26T04:28:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 106546 2021-02-26T00:16:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 100613 2013-05-26T04:28:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 188159 2025-07-03T12:11:47.748235 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