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Jacob's Ladder
E. Phillips Oppenheim
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This is a story about Jacob Pratt who “stood bond” for his brother and then lost all his money and was unable to pay his debts. Two years later his brother is finally able to restore him to an enviable financial position. Jacob rewards those who stood beside him during his time of trials and attempts to get even with those who had cast him aside. He finds that revenge is not always sweet. Even though Jacob has plenty of money, he is unable to win the girl of his dreams
This is a story about Jacob Pratt who “stood bond” for his brother and then lost all his money and was unable to pay his debts. Two years later his brother is finally able to restore him to an enviable financial position. Jacob rewards those who stood beside him during his time of trials and attempts to get even with those who had cast him aside. He finds that revenge is not always sweet. Even though Jacob has plenty of money, he is unable to win the girl of his dreams
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“There’s good business to be done here still,” he [Pg 44]pleaded. “Even if the firm lost a little money on those names, there are two of them at least who might weather the storm, with reasonable assistance. Pratt, they tell me you’re pretty well a millionaire. I’m sorry if I was hard on you in the old days. If you won’t take a partnership, will you buy the business?”
Jacob laughed scornfully.
“If I were ten times a millionaire,” he said, rising to his feet, “I would never risk a penny of my money to rid you of the millstone you have hung around your neck. It is going to be part of my activity in life, Mr. Bultiwell, to assist nature in dispensing justice. For many years you have ruled the trade in which we were both brought up, and during the whole of that time you have never accomplished a single gracious or k. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Entertaining enough (almost) but repetitive. The various schemes to swindle Jacob out of his millions were quite obvious from the beginning, none more so than the only one he fails to see through. Bit of plot flaw, that. Semi-satisfying love story though.
This is an adventure novel, plain and simple. Jacob Pratt, once an object of derision, becomes very wealthy and seeks to have fun with his money in a host of ways. He is a sure-footed dancer, dexterous tennis player, adroit businessman, and tactful interlocuter. In spite of this, there is something
ENGLISH: This, the third novel by Oppenheim I have read, is quite unusual. It is not a typical mystery novel, with a murder to be solved or something similar. It just follows the career of a normal man turned into a millionaire (the Jacob of the title), whom different sets of crooks try to swindle a
Intriguing mystery, romance. Well narrated by Richard Kilmer. Liked the growth of main character (maturing) and the humor, a regular feature of the authors’ books. Recommended.