02334cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500600014526400510020530000470025633600260030333700260032933800360035550000310039150800630042252012810048553400450176665300170181165300460182865300160187465300460189085600430193699900170197911166UtSlPG20260610133251.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aSheldon, Lurana,d1862-194510aFor Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-02-01  aProduced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders  a"For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store" by Lurana Sheldon is a fiction work probably written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the struggles of Faith Marvin, a young girl seeking work in a bustling department store, only to encounter the harsh realities and moral dilemmas that come with factory-like conditions and exploitation of employees.  At the start of the novel, we meet Faith as she interviews for a position amidst a backdrop of weary clerks and oppressive management. Her initial encounter with Mr. Forbes, the store’s superintendent, illustrates the callous nature of the retail business, dismissing her pleas for employment and threatening a sick employee with dismissal. Faith's strong sense of integrity is showcased when she bravely refuses to take someone else's job and expresses her compassion for those oppressed by the system. The initial chapters also hint at larger themes of social injustice, including a glimpse at the struggles of her co-workers, who face dire circumstances, and the implications of the corrupt business practices they endure. These interactions set up the stage for an exploration of morality, humanity, and resilience in the face of adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLove stories  aDepartment stores -- Employees -- Fiction  aDime novels  aYoung women -- Conduct of life -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11166  c52613d52613