Mother: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Mother is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wister, Owen (1860–1938).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Mother" by Owen Wister is a short story written in the early 1900s and republished in 1907. A young New York couple eager to marry must wait until they can afford it. When the groom inherits money, an unscrupulous advisor leads him into risky investments that threaten their future. His fiancée offers wiser counsel, but will her advice save their fortune in time? The story illuminates the financial entanglements of America's upper classes before the 1929 crash.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Mother
- Author credits: Wister, Owen (1860–1938)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Investments -- Fiction
- Storytelling -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Short Stories
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