Beggars' Gold

By Ernest Poole

Book Overview

Beggars' Gold is a book written by Ernest Poole. The story revolves around a group of beggars who discover a hidden treasure trove of gold in the streets of New York City. The beggars, who are struggling to make ends meet, find themselves suddenly wealthy and must navigate the challenges that come with newfound wealth. As they try to keep their discovery a secret, they are pursued by a group of criminals who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the gold. The book explores themes of greed, poverty, and the corrupting influence of money. It is a gripping tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.1921. Poole worked as a journalist campaigning for social reforms including an end to child labor. On the outbreak of the First World War he worked as a war correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post. His novel, His Family, won the first Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1918. Beggars' Gold begins: In New York, toward the end of an afternoon in the autumn of 1894, through the strident hubbub, the jostling, nervous rush of the crowds pouring into the old Grand Central Station, came two figures so incongruous that even in that whirling haste they drew curious glances. One was a large, heavy, young man of about twenty-eight, an American. The other, who barely reached to his waist, was a stout, little Chinese boy, in a padded coat of dark, blue silk, a black cap with a big, red button, blue trousers and white stockings. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162724250
• ISBN13: 9781162724256
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"