"One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America" by William Carleton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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William Carleton. One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America
One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America
Table of Contents
ONE WAY OUT
ONE WAY OUT
CHAPTER IToC
A BORN AND BRED NEW ENGLANDER
CHAPTER IIToC
THIRTY DOLLARS A WEEK
CHAPTER IIIToC
THE MIDDLE CLASS HELL
CHAPTER IVToC
WE EMIGRATE TO AMERICA
CHAPTER VToC
WE PROSPECT
CHAPTER VIToC
I BECOME A DAY LABORER
CHAPTER VIIToC
NINE DOLLARS A WEEK
CHAPTER VIIIToC
SUNDAY
CHAPTER IXToC
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
CHAPTER XToC
THE EMIGRANT SPIRIT
CHAPTER XIToC
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER XIIToC
OUR FIRST WINTER
CHAPTER XIIIToC
I BECOME A CITIZEN
CHAPTER XIVToC
FIFTEEN DOLLARS A WEEK
CHAPTER XVToC
THE GANG
CHAPTER XVIToC
DICK FINDS A WAY OUT, TOO
CHAPTER XVIIToC
THE SECOND YEAR
CHAPTER XVIIIToC
MATURING PLANS
CHAPTER XIXToC
ONCE AGAIN A NEW ENGLANDER
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William Carleton
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Morse seated himself in the chair before his desk and, bending over his papers, talked without looking at me. He was a small fellow. I don't suppose a beefy man ever quite gets over a certain feeling of superiority before a small man. I could have picked up Morse in one hand.
"Carleton," he began, "I've got to cut down your salary five hundred dollars."
