Mother by Owen Wister
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"Mother" by Owen Wister is a short story written in the early 1900s and republished in 1907. A young New York couple eager to marry must wait until they can afford it. When the groom inherits money, an unscrupulous advisor leads him into risky investments that threaten their future. His fiancée offers wiser counsel, but will her advice save their fortune in time? The story illuminates the financial entanglements of America's upper
classes before the 1929 crash. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Wister, Owen, 1860-1938 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mother |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_(short_story) |
| Credits | Produced by Bill Brewer, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Storytelling -- Fiction |
| Subject | Investments -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1387 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 411 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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