""George Barnwell: Or The Merchant s Clerk"" is a novel written by Thomas Skinner Surr and published in 1845. The story follows the life of George Barnwell, a young man who works as a clerk for a wealthy merchant. George is a hardworking and honest young man, but he falls in love with a woman named Maria, who is a prostitute.Despite the warnings of his friends and family, George continues to see Maria and spends all of his money on her. Eventually, he steals money from his employer to give to Maria, and when he is ...
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""George Barnwell: Or The Merchant s Clerk"" is a novel written by Thomas Skinner Surr and published in 1845. The story follows the life of George Barnwell, a young man who works as a clerk for a wealthy merchant. George is a hardworking and honest young man, but he falls in love with a woman named Maria, who is a prostitute.Despite the warnings of his friends and family, George continues to see Maria and spends all of his money on her. Eventually, he steals money from his employer to give to Maria, and when he is caught, he is arrested and sentenced to death.The novel explores themes of love, temptation, and morality, and it serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of giving in to temptation and making bad choices. It was a popular novel in its time and is still studied today as an example of Victorian literature.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.
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