Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney by Edna Ferber
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"Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney" by Edna Ferber is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Emma McChesney, a strong and independent traveling saleswoman for T. A. Buck's Featherloom Petticoats, who navigates the challenges of her profession with wit and tenacity while also reflecting on her personal life and maternal instincts. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Emma as
she enjoys a solitary dinner in a small-town hotel, contemplating her work and the competitive nature of the retail industry. She reflects on her experiences as a traveling saleswoman, highlighted by her encounter with a handsome, young man, who is new to the business. The interaction leads Emma to impart some hard-earned wisdom about the realities of their jobs, while also wrestling with her reminiscences of home and motherhood. This opening sets the stage for a mix of humor and serious introspection as Emma balances her professional ambitions with her role as a mother to her teenage son, Jock. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ferber, Edna, 1885-1968 |
|---|---|
| Title | Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney |
| Contents | Roast beef, medium -- Representing T. A. Buck -- Chickens -- His mother's son -- Pink tights and ginghams -- Simply skirts -- Underneath the high-cut vest -- Catching up with Christmas -- Knee-deep in knickers -- In the absence of the agent. |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Carel Lyn Miske, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Mothers and sons -- Fiction |
| Subject | McChesney, Emma (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Traveling sales personnel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women sales personnel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Businesswomen -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories, American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 6016 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 28, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 586 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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