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Description Description The Pit 496 pages Published November 1st 2006 by Echo Library (first published 1903) ISBN 0760773661 ISBN13: 9781404326613 Language English 370 KB The story of Frank Norris’s The Pit could be taken from today’s headlines: a businessman begins speculating in the commodities market on a small scale until, overcome by greed, addicted to the art of the deal, and harboring an ever-increasing appetite for power, he gambles recklessly in the market while the fortunes of farmers and small investors hang in the balance. At the same time, his independent-minded young wife, bored with domesticity and feeling abused by his neglect of her, risks her marriage by contemplating an affair with a former suitor. By interweaving the conventions of the business plot and the romance plot in this manner, Frank Norris broke with the traditions of his time and brought a fresh perspective to the American novel. Sharing Widget |