The Nine-Tenths - James Oppenheim - Bog

The Nine-Tenths is a novel written by James Oppenheim. The story revolves around the life of a young man named David Littleson who is a successful businessman. However, his life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers that he has a fatal disease and has only a few months to live. David decides to spend his remaining days in the countryside and reconnect with his estranged father. As David spends time with his father, he discovers a mysterious manuscript that reveals a shocking family secret. The manuscript tells the story of David's grandfather, who was a wealthy businessman and a ruthless landowner. He had acquired nine-tenths of the land in the area and had exploited the poor farmers who lived on the remaining one-tenth of the land. David is shocked by this revelation and decides to make amends for his family's past sins. He gives away his entire fortune to the poor farmers and helps them reclaim their land from the greedy landowners. In the process, he finds redemption and a sense of purpose in his life. The Nine-Tenths is a thought-provoking novel that explores themes of family, redemption, and social justice. It is a compelling read that will leave readers questioning their own values and beliefs.But as he stood in his private office, looking out into the gray loft, and feeling how weird and swift are life's changes, the men turned on the electrics, and the floors and walls began their old trembling and the presses clanked and thundered. He could have wept. To Joe this moment of starting up had always been precious: it had seemed to bring him something he had missed; something that fitted like an old shoe and was friendly and familiar. All at once he felt as if he could not leave this business, could not leave these men.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.