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Step into the harsh realities of early 20th-century Glasgow with Patrick MacGill's powerful novel, "The Rat-Pit." A stark and unflinching work of social realism, this enduring story plunges readers into the lives of the working class struggling against poverty in a brutal... Read Full Overview

The Rat Pit is a novel written by Patrick Macgill and published in 1915. The story is set in the slums of Glasgow, Scotland, during the early 20th century and follows the life of a young Irishman named Donal Kennedy. Donal is forced to leave his home in Ireland and move to Glasgow... Read Full Overview

The Rat Pit is a novel written by Patrick Macgill and published in 1915. The book tells the story of a young Irishman named Johnnie who moves to London to find work. However, he soon finds himself caught up in the brutal world of the city's slums, where he is forced to work in... Read Full Overview

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The Rat Pit, written by Patrick Macgill and originally published in 1915, is a novel that takes place in the slums of Glasgow, Scotland. The story follows the life of a young Irishman named Johnnie who moves to Glasgow to find work and make a better life for himself. However,... Read Full Overview

The Rat Pit is a novel written by Patrick Macgill and published in 1915. The story is set in the slums of Glasgow, Scotland, during the early 20th century, and follows the life of a young man named Norah Ryan. Norah is a poor Irish immigrant who has come to Glasgow in search... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"The Rat-Pit" is a Glasgow lodging-house for women, within whose walls are played out affecting dramas of real life. A "slice of life," but pulsing with a noble pity which keeps it from any sordidness. This is the story of Norah Ryan, from the rocky coast of Donegal, a peasant... Read Full Overview