Wooden Spoil (1919)

Wooden Spoil is a novel written by Victor Rousseau and published in 1919. It tells the story of a young man named John Strickland, who inherits a vast fortune from his father. With his newfound wealth, John decides to travel the world and indulge in all the pleasures that money can buy. However, his carefree lifestyle is disrupted when he falls in love with a beautiful woman named Marjorie. She is the daughter of a wealthy businessman who disapproves of John's reckless behavior. As John tries to win Marjorie's heart, he must also confront his own inner demons and learn to balance his desire for pleasure with his responsibilities as a wealthy heir. The novel explores themes of love, wealth, and the pitfalls of excess, and is considered a classic of early 20th-century literature.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.