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First published in 1913, Bobby: General Manager is a domestic novel by Olive Higgins Prouty examining responsibility, family life, and the quiet authority of character.

Set within the rhythms of early twentieth-century American society, the novel centers... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

First published in 1913, Bobby: General Manager is a domestic novel by Olive Higgins Prouty examining responsibility, family life, and the quiet authority of character.

Set within the rhythms of early twentieth-century American society, the novel centers... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Bobbie, General Manager is a novel written by Olive Higgins Prouty and originally published in 1913. The story follows the life of Bobbie, a young woman who becomes the general manager of a large department store in Boston. Bobbie is ambitious and hardworking, and she quickly... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

From the author of Now Voyager and Stella Dallas Bobbie: General Manager is a perfectly enjoyable glimpse into the life of an upper middle-class teen age girl whose family has begun to struggle during the Gilded Age. At once funny honest and very well written.

From the author of Now Voyager and Stella Dallas Bobbie: General Manager is a perfectly enjoyable glimpse into the life of an upper middle-class teen age girl whose family has begun to struggle during the Gilded Age. At once funny honest and very well written.

In Olive Higgins Prouty's "Bobbie, General Manager," readers are transported to early 20th-century New England, where social life and customs shape the domestic sphere. This meticulously prepared reprint of a classic novel offers a glimpse into a bygone era.