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Excerpt from Weighed in the BalanceY My grandfather turned towards the fireplace grunting his satisfaction. Tha be a good lad, Sam, we da na want noa gentlemen yet, na fear. Tha'll send th' lad up to Hebburn Brig, gud wife, when es holidays be?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...largely Hebrew, who stake their money and lies upon the stock exchanges of the world, are generally regarded with grave suspicion by the gentlemen once known as "captains of industry," but more recently as "sweaters." It was hardly to be expected that a man of Norton's training could invent better lies than a German Jew. It was probably owing to this neglect in his education that at the end of ten months he found that, after deducting the cost of living from his winnings, he had made eighty-two dollars, which was certainly not the way to become wealthy. Of course among the feverish crowd that haunted the "ticker," or the street, there were thousands who, during that period, had lost their all, and it was evident that the winnings, sooner or later, found the way into the pockets of the "bosses " of the exchange, just as it is with the tables at Monte Carlo, occasionally spoken of as the disgrace of civilised Europe. About eleven o'clock one chilly rainy morning he was seated by the "ticker," moodily drawing the tape through his fingers, as he puffed his fifth cigar. Things appeared in a most unpromising light as he looked back upon ten wasted months. His luck had never been good at games of chance, and he wished he had followed his natural calling, as an employer of labour, no matter how insignificant. Moreover, his present mode of life was both monotonous and unhealthy. Six cigars before lunch, and occasional short drinks, were demoralising. He surveyed the groups of men lounging around him; irritable, nervous creatures, some despondent, others unduly elated, but all weary from constant anxiety; and he half determined to go West. Then the sharp tick of the "ticker" reminded him...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Lang:- eng, Pages 383. Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition published long back[1897]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Title:- Weighed in the balance 1897 [Hardcover] Author:- Lander, Harry

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1897]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 383. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.