Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
Upton Sinclair
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, June 9, 2012)
It was the Highway of Lost Men. Thej shivered, and drew their shoulders together as they walked, for it was night, and a cold, sleety rain was falling. The lights from saloons and pawn-shops fell upon their faces faces haggard and gaunt with misery, or bloated with disease and sin. Some stared before them fixedly; some gazed about with furtive and hungry eyes as they shuffled on. Here and there a policeman stood in the shelter, swinging his club and watching them as they passed. Music called to them from dives and dance-halls, and lighted signs and flaringcolored pictures tempted them in the entrances of cheap museums and theatres; they lingered before these, glad of even a moments shelter. Overhead the elevated trains pounded by; and from the windows one could see men crowded about the stoves in the rooms of lodginghouses, where the steam from their garments made a blur in the air. Down this highway walked a lad, about fifteen years of age, pale of face, and with delicate and sensitive features. His overcoat was buttoned tightly about his neck, and his hands thrust into his pockets; he gazed around him swiftly as he walked. He came to this place every now and then, but he never grew used to what he saw. He eyed the men who passed him; and when he came to a saloon he would push open the door and gaze about.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.