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The Market-Place
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*The Market-Place* (1899) by Harold Frederic follows Joel Stormont Thorpe, a financial speculator who orchestrates a stock-market scheme in London and then reckons with what to do with his newfound wealth. Readers interested in late-Victorian fiction, satire of finance and speculation, or American literary naturalism will find it rewarding.
Harold Frederic
Harold Frederic was an American journalist and novelist. His works include In the Valley (1890), The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896), and The Market Place (1899).
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