His Family

His Family is a novel written by Ernest Poole, first published in 1917. The story revolves around the life of Roger Gale, a successful businessman who lives with his family in New York City. The novel explores the challenges faced by Roger as he tries to balance his professional life with his responsibilities as a father and husband. The book is set in the early 20th century and provides a glimpse into the social and economic conditions of the time. It highlights the struggles of the working class and the impact of industrialization on family life. The novel is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different phase of Roger's life. Part one introduces the reader to Roger and his family, while part two delves into the challenges faced by Roger as he tries to maintain his position in the business world. In part three, the story takes a dramatic turn as Roger faces a personal crisis that threatens to tear his family apart. Overall, His Family is a poignant and insightful novel that explores the complexities of family life and the challenges of modern society. It is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.1916. Poole worked as a journalist campaigning for social reforms including an end to child labor. On the outbreak of the First World War he worked as a war correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post. His Family won the first Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1918. His Family, a portrait of a New York family, begins: He was thinking of the town he had known. Not of old New York-he had heard of that from old, old men when he himself had still been young and had smiled at their garrulity. He was thinking of a young New York, the mighty throbbing city to which he had come long ago as a lad from the New Hampshire mountains. A place of turbulent thoroughfares, of shouting drivers, hurrying crowds, the crack of whips and the clatter of wheels; an uproarious, thrilling town of enterprise, adventure, youth; a city of pulsing energies, the center of a boundless land; a port of commerce with all the world, of stately ships with snowy sails; a fascinating pleasure town, with throngs of eager travelers hurrying from the ferryboats and rolling off in hansom cabs to the huge hotels on Madison Square. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.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.