02374cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624500270015926400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033650000310037250801720040352012210057553400680179665300230186465300630188785600550195085600430200575113UtSlPG20260610134735.0mcr n260607r20251921utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a21006798  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSpadoni, Adriana,d1879-195314aThe noise of the world 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-01-15  aMary Meehan and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Noise of the World" by Adriana Spadoni is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in an urban legal environment, focusing on themes of ethics and social justice as the characters navigate their professional and personal lives amidst conflicting ideals. The main character, Anne Mitchell, is a stenographer who grapples with her conscience and her place in the world, ultimately standing against the morally dubious actions of her employer.  At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to a heated discussion at a law office where Roger Barton challenges his superior, John Lowell, about their firm's potential involvement in a morally corrupt case that would evict impoverished residents for the benefit of a gravel company. This scene establishes the conflict between idealism and practicality that continues to unfold as Anne, who observes the discussion, must choose between her job and her ethics. This vital moment sets the stage for her personal development and reflects her growing discontent with a life filled with deceit and compromise, ultimately leading to her resignation and the beginning of new paths in life alongside Roger. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Boni and Liveright, Inc., 1921  aSpouses -- Fiction  aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932 -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/noiseofworld00spadiala40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75113