02187cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500460014526400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037750801260040852011100053453400450164465300580168965300660174785600430181399900170185657785UtSlPG20260610134330.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLippard, George,d1822-185410aNew York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2018-08-27  aProduced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe at Free
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Archive.)  a"New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million" by George Lippard is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative dives into the contrasting lives of wealth and poverty in New York City, leading the reader through the tumultuous tale of the Van Huyden family. Central to the story are characters such as Gulian Van Huyden, his brother Charles, and a mysterious child that intertwines their fates.  At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to a dark Christmas Eve in 1823, marking a significant turning point for the Van Huyden family, steeped in jealousy and despair. Gulian Van Huyden, the family's wealthy patriarch, hosts a banquet while a tragedy unfolds simultaneously—a secret adoption of a newborn child by a struggling mechanic and his wife. The narrative hints at dramatic events to unfold over the next twenty-one years, including Gulian’s suicide and the enigmatic life that awaits the mysterious child and the ensuing search for heirs, underscoring themes of wealth, morality, and social disparity in a rapidly changing society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction  aCity and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57785  c98614d98614