MARTIN EDEN is the story of young Martin Eden, who struggles to rise far above his destitute working-class background through an intense and difficult pursuit of self-improvement and education in hopes of becoming a professional writer and winning the hand of Ruth Morse. Because Eden is a rough, uneducated sailor from a working class background, and the Morses are a wealthy and refined family, marriage is impossible unless Eden reaches their level of wealth and social status.
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Martin Eden by Jack London
MARTIN EDEN is the story of young Martin Eden, who struggles to rise far above his destitute working-class background through an intense and difficult pursuit of self-improvement and education in hopes of becoming a professional writer and winning the hand of Ruth Morse. Because Eden is a rough, uneducated sailor from a working class background, and the Morses are a wealthy and refined family, marriage is impossible unless Eden reaches their level of wealth and social status.
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BN ID: | 2940011827792 |
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Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. |
Publication date: | 04/27/2010 |
Series: | Halcyon Classics , #1 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 337 KB |
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