The Golden Flood by Edwin Lefevre

The story revolves around a young man who becomes involved in the stock market and learns valuable lessons about speculation, risk, and the importance of self-control. Through his experiences, he develops a philosophy on how to approach the market and make wise investment decisions. The novel explores themes of greed, ambition, and the human psyche, offering insights into the world of high finance during the early 20th century.

By Edwin Lefevre · First published 1905 · Genre: Fiction, Adventure, Historical · 3 chapters · 33,951 words

First lines

The president looked up from the underwriters' plan of the latest "Industrial" consolidation capital stock, $100,000,000; assets, for publication, $100,000,000 which the syndicate's lawyers had pronounced perfectly legal. Judiciously advertised, the stock probably would be oversubscribed. The profits ought to be enormous. He was one of the underwriters.

"What is it? " he asked. He did not frown, but his voice was as though hung with icicles. The assistant cashier, an imaginative man in the wrong place, shivered.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Edwin Lefevre
• Date: 1905 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Historical, Drama, Literary
• Length: 33,951 words
• Structure: 3 chapters, 772 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Fiction — The book is a work of narrative prose that tells a story.
• Adventure — The plot involves exciting and risky undertakings.
• Historical — The story is set in a past time period and includes historical context.
• Drama — The narrative includes intense character development and emotional themes.

Tags

Finance · Economics · Investing · Stock Market · Wall Street · Biography · Memoir · Non-Fiction · History · Business · Capital Markets · Trading

Contents

• THE FLOOD
• THE GOLD
• THE PARADOXICAL PANIC

More by Edwin Lefevre

• H. R (1915)
• 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