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The Auction Block is a novel written by Rex Beach, an American novelist and playwright. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the life of a young woman named Joan Lackland. Joan is a beautiful and intelligent woman who is forced to sell her inheritance... Read Full Overview

The Auction Block is a novel written by Rex Beach. The story is set in the early 1900s and revolves around a young man named John Gildersleeve who inherits a large fortune from his father. With his newfound wealth, John becomes interested in the art world and begins collecting... Read Full Overview

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The Auction Block is a novel written by Rex Beach that tells the story of a young man named John Sherwood who inherits a fortune from his grandfather. However, his newfound wealth brings him into contact with a group of unscrupulous individuals who seek to take advantage of him... Read Full Overview

Peter Knight flung himself into the decrepit arm-chair beside the center-table and growled: "Isn't that just my luck? And me a Democrat for twenty years. There's nothing in politics, Jimmy." His son James smiled crookedly, with a languid tolerance bespeaking amusement and contempt... Read Full Overview

Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 - December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. He was born in Atwood, Michigan, but moved to Tampa, Florida, with his family where his father was growing fruit trees. Beach was educated at Rollins... Read Full Overview

The Auction Block is a fictional novel written by Rex Beach. The plot revolves around Bob Wharton, who marries Lorelei Knight, a beauty queen, only to later spend their honeymoon in the arms of Bernice Lane. As Lorelei leaves him alone to go home, her husband pursues her in an... Read Full Overview

This novel is a gripping portrayal of life in New York City, from the glamorous high society to the gritty underworld of crime and corruption.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as... Read Full Overview

Rex Beach's labyrinthine novel The Auction Block was first brought to the screen in 1917. The story involves a millionaire's son who proves his mettle by opening his own shoe store. The boy's life is complicated by his estranged wife and by a gold-digging temptress. The story... Read Full Overview

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This novel is a gripping portrayal of life in New York City, from the glamorous high society to the gritty underworld of crime and corruption.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as... Read Full Overview