Old Grimes (1867)

By Albert G. Greene and Albert G. (Albert Gorton) Greene

Book Overview

""Old Grimes"" is a novel written by Albert Gorton Greene and published in 1867. The story centers around the life of a man named John Grimes, who is known by the nickname ""Old Grimes."" The book follows his life from his youth in rural New England to his old age in the city, and explores the various challenges and triumphs he experiences along the way.The novel is divided into several different sections, each of which focuses on a different period in Grimes' life. In the early sections, we see him as a young man, working on his family's farm and dreaming of a better life. He eventually leaves the farm and moves to the city, where he becomes a successful businessman and marries a wealthy woman.However, as Grimes grows older, he begins to feel a sense of dissatisfaction with his life. He becomes increasingly aware of the emptiness of his material success and begins to long for the simple pleasures of his youth. This leads him to make a series of dramatic decisions, including leaving his wife and returning to the countryside.Throughout the book, Greene explores themes of identity, ambition, and the pursuit of happiness. He also paints a vivid portrait of life in 19th-century America, with its stark contrasts between rural and urban life, and its rapidly changing social and economic landscape.Overall, ""Old Grimes"" is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of American history.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: 1164817914
• ISBN13: 9781164817918
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"