| Author |
Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946 |
| Title |
The Root of Evil
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| Note |
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Root_of_Evil
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by David Garcia and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/)
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| Summary |
"The Root of Evil" by Thomas Dixon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in New York City and the mountains of North Carolina, focusing on the lives of James Stuart, a young lawyer, and his fiancée Nan Primrose amidst a backdrop of rising social conflicts and personal dilemmas. The novel delves into themes of love, ambition, morality, and the fight against corrupt societal influences, with the main characters caught in a web of expectations and desires. The opening portion introduces us to James Stuart, who reflects on his love for Nan while living in New York, watching the world around him with a sense of idyllic joy. However, his happiness is soon overshadowed by the realization that Nan’s mother is scheming to break their engagement by involving affluent suitors like John C. Calhoun Bivens, a millionaire. The tension escalates as James grapples with the prospect of losing Nan due to external pressures and internal conflicts regarding wealth and integrity. As James navigates his relationship with Nan and suitable career choices, a showdown with Bivens looms on the horizon, setting the stage for a confrontation over ideals and love in a rapidly changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
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| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Legal stories
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| Subject |
Chemists -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
24093 |
| Release Date |
Dec 31, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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