About This Book
A newcomer in Denver, Jeffard pursues fortune but slides into financial and moral decline; his encounters with members of a compassionate guild—young women and other volunteers who minister to the city's poor—set up tensions between ambition, social manners, and civic charity. The narrative traces his gradual descent through lost possessions and poor choices while describing the helpers' practical efforts among needy neighborhoods, and it reflects on generosity, communal responsibility, and the possibility of personal renewal through service.
About the Author
More Books by This Author
6 picks
You May Also Like
6 picks
Tripping with the Tucker Twins
by Nell Speed
The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century
by Mrs. Loudon
The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island
by Elijah Kellogg
Pearl of Pearl Island
by John Oxenham
Fennel and Rue
by William Dean Howells
Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant / Household Edition
by William Cullen Bryant





