Overview
The Bread of Deceit is a novel published anonymously in 1832. The story takes place in England and centers around the life of a young woman named Lucy. Lucy is the daughter of a wealthy merchant who has recently passed away, leaving her with a large inheritance. Lucy's mother, who is now in charge of the family's finances, is determined to maintain their social status and spends extravagantly on clothing, furniture, and other luxuries. Despite her mother's wishes, Lucy is not interested in the frivolous lifestyle of the upper class. Instead, she is drawn to the poor and destitute who live in the slums of the city. She spends her time volunteering at a local soup kitchen and becomes close with a group of activists who are fighting for better working conditions and wages for the poor. As Lucy becomes more involved in the movement, she begins to uncover a web of corruption and deceit within her own family's business dealings. She discovers that her father's wealth was built on the exploitation of workers and that her mother has been hiding the truth from her. The Bread of Deceit is a powerful critique of the class system and the exploitation of the working class during the Industrial Revolution. It is a story of one woman's awakening to the injustices of the world around her and her struggle to reconcile her own privilege with her desire for social justice.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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- ISBN-13: 9781164872078
- ISBN-10: 1164872079
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- Publish Date: September 2010
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.42 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 198
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