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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aHodder, Edwin,
_d1837-1904
245 1 0 _aLife in London
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-01
508 _aProduced by Kevin Handy, Dave Maddock, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Life in London: or, The Pitfalls of a Great City" by Edwin Hodder is a novel written during the late 19th century. It follows the journey of George Weston, a young man navigating the challenges and moral dilemmas of urban life in Victorian London, as he strives to make a name for himself while dealing with the pitfalls that come with city living. At the start of the narrative, George Weston is introduced as an optimistic and enthusiastic character who has just secured a position as a junior clerk in an office on Fleet Street. Through a conversation with his mother, readers learn about his excitement for the new job, his reflections on his past, and his aspirations for the future. The opening scenes reveal George's encounters with various office clerks, his perception of their behaviors, particularly regarding classes in morality, and foreshadow a struggle between maintaining his values and succumbing to the temptations of city life. This portion of the story sets the stage for George's gradual deepening into complexities that accompany his new role within London's vibrant yet hazardous societal landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChristian life -- Fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Fiction
653 _aYoung men -- Fiction
653 _aMothers and sons -- Fiction
653 _aLondon (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9940
999 _c51561
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