Guy Thorne

Broschiertes Buch

The Socialist (1909)

Beschreibung

The Socialist is a novel written by Guy Thorne and published in 1909. The book tells the story of a young man named John Clayton who becomes a socialist after witnessing the harsh living conditions of the working class in London.John joins the socialist movement and becomes a prominent figure, advocating for workers' rights and the redistribution of wealth. However, his beliefs are challenged when he falls in love with a wealthy woman named Edith. John struggles to reconcile his socialist ideals with his desire for a comfortable life with Edith.As the story unfolds, John becomes embroiled in a political scandal and is forced to confront the consequences of his actions. The novel explores themes of class struggle, love, and political corruption.Overall, The Socialist is a thought-provoking novel that provides insight into the socialist movement in early 20th century Britain. It offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by those who sought to bring about social change and the personal sacrifices that often accompanied their efforts.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Guy Thorne was the pen name of Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull, who was an English writer and author who lived from 1875 to 1923 and wrote many books. His most famous work is When It Was Dark: The Story of a Great Conspiracy (1903). He wrote as Leonard Cresswell Ingleby and C. Ranger Gull as well. Thorne went to Denstone College, Manchester Grammar, and Oxford University, but he didn't finish his education there. From 1897 to 1898, he worked as a writer for the Saturday Review. He also wrote for The Bookman and The Academy. In 1899, he was editor of London Life. After that, he worked for the Daily Mail and then the Daily Express. He also wrote for Society, a news magazine. His first book, The Hypocrite: A Novel of Oxford and London Life, came out in 1898 under an assumed name. Starting in 1900, he wrote fiction, and over the next few decades, he wrote about 125 books. When It Was Dark was the most well-known and sold 500,000 copies. The book tells the story of Constantine Schaube, a traitorous Jew who tried to take down all of Christianity by falsely denying the Resurrection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781104330125
• ISBN-10: 1104330121
• Artikelnr.: 26343327