Allan Montague arrives in New York fresh from the country, eager to make his way and still bound to old Civil War loyalties. Taken up by generals, judges and millionaires, he discovers a society of lavish dinners, opera boxes and enormous retaining fees, where everything, including friendship and justice, appears to have its price.
Sinclair’s exposé of the idle rich, written soon after The Jungle, for readers curious about the Gilded Age from inside. Download the free EPUB.