H. R by Edwin Lefevre (1915)

The novel revolves around the life of Henry Robinson, a fictional character modeled after Jesse Lauriston Livermore, a notorious stock trader and gambler. The story follows H.R.'s journey from his early days trading in the bucket shops of New England to his rise as a prominent figure on Wall Street.

By Edwin Lefevre · First published 1915 · Genre: Finance, Biography, Historical · 33 chapters · 100,594 words

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The trouble was not in being a bank clerk, but in being a clerk in a bank that wanted him to be nothing but a bank clerk. That kind always enriches first the bank and later on a bit of soil.

Hendrik Rutgers had no desire to enrich either bank or soil.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Edwin Lefevre
• Date: 1915 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Finance, Biography, Historical, Non-fiction, Psychology
• Length: 100,594 words
• Structure: 33 chapters, 3,121 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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• The Lost Opportunity by Edwin Lefevre
• The Golden Flood by Edwin Lefevre
• The Tipster by Edwin Lefevre
• The Man Who Won by Edwin Lefevre
• The Break In Turpentine by Edwin Lefevre

Genres

• Finance — The book focuses on the financial markets and trading strategies.
• Biography — It is a fictionalized account of a famous stock trader's life.
• Historical — The narrative is set in the early 20th century and reflects the period's financial environment.
• Non-fiction — The book provides insights and lessons on trading that are applicable in real life.

Tags

Biography · Autobiography · Memoir · Finance · Stock Market · Trading · Investing · Wall Street · New York City · Early 20th Century · Historical Fiction · Non-Fiction

Contents

• CHAPTER I
• CHAPTER II
• CHAPTER III
• CHAPTER IV
• CHAPTER V
• CHAPTER VI
• CHAPTER VII
• CHAPTER VIII
• CHAPTER IX
• CHAPTER X
• CHAPTER XI
• CHAPTER XII
• CHAPTER XIII
• CHAPTER XIV
• CHAPTER XV
• CHAPTER XVI
• CHAPTER XVII
• CHAPTER XVIII
• CHAPTER XIX
• CHAPTER XX
• CHAPTER XXI
• CHAPTER XXII
• CHAPTER XXIII
• CHAPTER XXIV
• CHAPTER XXV
• CHAPTER XXVI
• CHAPTER XXVII
• CHAPTER XXVIII
• CHAPTER XXIX
• CHAPTER XXX
• CHAPTER XXXI
• CHAPTER XXXII
• CHAPTER XXXIII

More by Edwin Lefevre

• The Golden Flood (1905)
• The Last Penny (1914)
• The Plunderers (1905)
• The Woman and Her Bonds (1908)
• The Break in Turpentine (1932)
• The Tipster (1906)
• A Philanthropic Whisper (1902)
• The Man Who Won (1912)
• All works by Edwin Lefevre