Rich Enough a tale of the times


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This is a dramatic novel written by Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee, an American author, who is best known for her 1837 novelette 'Three Experiments of Living'. The story begins by introducing us to Mr. Draper, a rich merchant, who is speaking with his brother Howard about investing money. Howard has acquired a few hundred dollars and wants to invest it in a safe and profitable way. Mr. Draper suggests investing the money in foreign merchandise or in Eastern lands, but Howard is hesitant. He explains that his goal is not to make a fortune, but to secure something for his family in the event that something unfortunate befalls him.







Rich Enough a Tale of the Times


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Rich Enough


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The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.




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The capstone and crowning achievement of the Future History series, from the New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Science Fiction... Time Enough for Love follows Lazarus Long through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Heinlein's longest and most ambitious work, it is the story of a man so in love with Life that he refused to stop living it; and so in love with Time that he became his own ancestor.







The Living Age


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