| Author: | George Gissing | ISBN: | 9781911263517 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | April 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign | Language: | English |
| Author: | George Gissing |
| ISBN: | 9781911263517 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | April 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sovereign |
| Language: | English |
Richard Mutimer is a young lower-class working-man who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune. He becomes the leader of a socialist movement and decides to use his inheritance to set up a cooperative factory. However, his new wealth and power serve to highlight the defects of his character and he begins to treat his workers harshly, as well as abandoning the girl of his own station to whom he had been engaged.
Richard Mutimer is a young lower-class working-man who unexpectedly inherits a large fortune. He becomes the leader of a socialist movement and decides to use his inheritance to set up a cooperative factory. However, his new wealth and power serve to highlight the defects of his character and he begins to treat his workers harshly, as well as abandoning the girl of his own station to whom he had been engaged.
