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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aPhillips, David Graham,
_d1867-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Master Rogue: The Confessions of a Croesus
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-01-03
508 _aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries)
520 _a"The Master Rogue: The Confessions of a Crœsus" by David Graham Phillips is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows a determined and ambitious man who aspires to achieve great wealth and social status, navigating the corrupt and competitive landscape of business in New York. The protagonist, who recounts his rise to becoming a millionaire, grapples with ambition, betrayal, and the moral complexities that accompany his quest for power. The opening of the narrative introduces the main character, who reflects on his unwavering confidence that he would become a millionaire from a young age. He describes his journey from a clerk in a dry-goods house to general manager and eventual partner, underlining his ambition and drive. The protagonist reveals his disdain for his senior partner, Mr. Judson, and how this envy fuels his desires for wealth and dominance. A critical turning point arises when he discovers that Judson is financially entangled, presenting an opportunity for the protagonist to seize control of the business. This sets the stage for further moral dilemmas and conflicts as he navigates his path to wealth and the subsequent impact on his family and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: McClure, Phillips & Company, 1903
653 _aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aChildren of the rich -- Fiction
653 _aMillionaires -- Fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
700 1 _aGrant, Gordon,
_d1875-1962
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/masterrogueconf00philgoog/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67089
999 _c107911
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