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100 1 _aLamb, Ruth,
_d1829-1916
245 1 0 _aOf no account
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-04-17
520 _a"Of No Account" by Ruth Lamb is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Adam Livesey, a humble striker in a foundry, who grapples with the burdens of life, his strained relationship with his discontented wife Maggie, and the repercussions of his mother's influence on his upbringing. The novel explores themes of duty, family, and the quest for meaning amidst life's hardships. At the start of the book, we meet Adam Livesey, whose life has been marked by hardship and unfulfilled potential. He reflects on his mother's struggles and how her sorrowful demeanor affected his childhood, leaving him with a deep yearning for love and a sense of worthlessness. As he navigates his solitary life, burdened by the responsibility of caring for his growing family, the arrival of a new manager, Mr. Drummond, introduces the possibility of change. Through subtle connections with Mr. Drummond, Adam begins to hope for a brighter future and contemplates the chance of improving his life, despite his initial resistance to external influences. The opening establishes a poignant narrative of struggle and the faint glimmer of hope for transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: The Religious Tract Society, 1893
653 _aWorking class -- Fiction
653 _aChristian life -- Fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Fiction
653 _aSpouses -- Fiction
653 _aFoundry workers -- Fiction
700 1 _aHardy, Paul,
_d1862-1942
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73416
999 _c114141
_d114141