The Wage-Earning Boy (1912)

By Clarence Cromwell Robinson

Book Overview

The Wage-Earning Boy is a novel written by Clarence Cromwell Robinson and published in 1912. The story follows the life of a young boy named Harry, who has to leave school and start working in order to support his family. Harry's father is ill and unable to work, and his mother is struggling to make ends meet. Harry takes on various odd jobs, including delivering newspapers and working in a factory, in order to earn money to help his family. Along the way, he faces many challenges and obstacles, including difficult working conditions and the temptation to give up and quit. Despite these challenges, Harry remains determined and perseveres, eventually finding success and achieving his goals. The novel is a poignant and inspiring tale of hard work, perseverance, and the struggles faced by working-class families in early 20th-century America.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: 1120341949
• ISBN13: 9781120341945
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"