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The narrative follows Professor John Thornton, a newly wealthy man who confronts the moral and social questions raised by sudden affluence while traveling through American urban spectacle. Set amid public exhibitions and a dramatic locomotive race, episodes contrast displays of luxury with the lives of wage-workers. Through conversations, public events, and the protagonist's reflections, the work explores attitudes toward millionaires, obligations of the rich, and practical philanthropy aimed at enabling laborers to improve their circumstances.

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Title: Better days; or, A Millionaire of To-morrow

Author: Thomas Fitch

Anna M. Fitch

Release date: April 15, 2022 [eBook #67835]

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Better Days Publishing Co, 1891

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BETTER DAYS:
OR,
A Millionaire of To-morrow.

BY
THOMAS FITCH AND ANNA M. FITCH.
“Philosophy consists not
In airy schemes, or idle speculations;
The rule and conduct of all social life
Is her great province. Not in lonely cells
Obscure she lurks, but holds her heavenly light
To Senates and to Kings, to guide their counsels,
And teach them to reform and bless mankind.”
San Francisco, Cal.:
BETTER DAYS PUBLISHING CO.
1891.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1891,
By THOMAS FITCH,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Pacific Press Publishing Company,
Oakland, Cal.
Printers, Electrotypers, Binders.
TO THE
Eight Thousand Millionaires of America
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED.
IF, THROUGH A PERUSAL OF ITS CONTENTS, ONE AMONG THEM ALL SHALL BE LED TO SO DISPOSE OF A PORTION OF HIS FORTUNE AS TO HELP THE WAGE-WORKERS OF OUR LAND TO HELP THEMSELVES, THEN THESE PAGES WILL NOT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN VAIN.