Reuben Roy's temptations by Eglanton Thorne
"Reuben Roy's temptations" by Eglanton Thorne is a novel written in the late 19th century. It is a moral coming‑of‑age tale set between village and factory, following a steady country lad whose faith and honesty are tested by city life, contrasted with a clever but vain contemporary, Owen Grant. Expect a didactic, evangelical tone, scenes of industrial Birmingham, and themes of temptation, courage, and integrity under pressure. The opening of the story
introduces Reuben’s humble, hard‑working family in Ashworth and his quiet bravery guarding strawberry fields, which draws the notice of Mr. Akenside, a Birmingham factory owner who offers him work. In parallel we meet Owen, the indulged only son of aging parents, whose small lapses—keeping a booking‑office overchange, skipping church, and swaggering with fast companions—hint at a looser moral compass. In Birmingham, Reuben endures mockery, homesickness, and a hostile foreman, Nat Savage, yet finds courage in a flower‑mission text and shows kindness to Kate Barnaby, a reckless girl later horribly injured by machinery. After Reuben refuses to lie for Savage, he stumbles on a pre‑dawn theft led by Savage and an accomplice; knocked senseless, he is framed with planted goods and dismissed in disgrace, struggles to find work, and keeps the burden from his mother. A turning point comes when the injured accomplice is found in hospital; Reuben carries word back, the dying man confesses the long‑running thefts, Savage is arrested, Reuben is cleared and compensated, and he sets off home, spirit lightened as spring approaches. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thorne, Eglanton, 1852-1907 |
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| Title | Reuben Roy's temptations |
| Original Publication | London: The Religious Tract Society, 1892. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76282 |
| Release Date | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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