Early on we learn that the title character of this novel went out West with his brothers, bought a stage route, and married the village schoolteacher.
Early on we learn that the title character of this novel went out West with his brothers, bought a stage route, and married the village schoolteacher. Among the locales presented in the novel are Nantasket, where the title character took a vacation, and Back Bay, where he is building his new house. That house burns down not long after he learns that his former partner Rogers has drawn him into a securities trap. Nevertheless, Tom Corey marries his daughter Penelope, and despite his financial ruin the title character is comforted by his honesty in business dealings. FTP, name this novel, the best-known of William Dean Howells.
Early on we learn that the title character of this novel went out West with his brothers, bought a stage route, and married the village schoolteacher.
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