02950cam a22004333u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500590014326400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850802000041952013860061953400450200565300230205065300360207365300310210965300440214065300340218465300350221865300390225365300300229265300300232265300330235265300420238565300290242785600430245699900170249951067UtSlPG20260610134156.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aOptic, Oliver,d1822-189710aLiving Too Fast; Or, The Confessions of a Bank Officer 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-01-28  aProduced by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Living Too Fast; Or, The Confessions of a Bank Officer" by William T. Adams, also known as Oliver Optic, is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The book explores the moral dilemmas and experiences of a bank officer who becomes entangled in a life of deceit, driven by ambition and the desire to uphold appearances. The protagonist, Paley Glasswood, grapples with competition, rivalry, and the consequences of his choices, painting a picture of the struggles young businessmen encountered during this period.  At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Paley Glasswood as he and his friend Tom Flynn vie for a coveted bank position. The competition heightens as Paley confronts his feelings of superiority, stemming from his belief in his own integrity compared to Tom’s dubious past. Through their interactions, it is clear that Paley’s ambitions are overshadowed by a nagging conscience when Tom is unfairly disqualified from the running due to past suspicions of theft, which Paley’s uncle manipulates for his advantage. As Paley begins his new position and becomes infatuated with the charming Miss Lilian Oliphant, his confidence begins to spiral into a web of deceitfulness regarding their increasing financial burdens and living arrangements, setting the stage for the moral decay that will ensue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aChildren's stories  aYoung women -- Juvenile fiction  aUncles -- Juvenile fiction  aHousehold employees -- Juvenile fiction  aYoung men -- Juvenile fiction  aTemperance -- Juvenile fiction  aBoston (Mass.) -- Juvenile fiction  aTheft -- Juvenile fiction  aMoney -- Juvenile fiction  aMarriage -- Juvenile fiction  aBanks and banking -- Juvenile fiction  aDebt -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51067  c91905d91905