My Brother Jack, Or the Lazy One of the Family (Classic Reprint)
| Author | : Allan Arnold |
| Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2019-03-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781397361509 |
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Excerpt from My Brother Jack, or the Lazy One of the Family Mr. Foster had always been supposed to be rich, but after his death it was found that one unfortunate investment and another, together with the great depreciation of certain stocks he possessed, had quite eaten up his property, so that when affairs were finally settled, all that the family had was their house and an income of a few hundred a year. The house had once been in a very fashionable quarter of a large manufacturing town, but fashion had taken up her abode in another section, and the house could be sold only at a figure much less than its actual value at the time it was built. Jack Foster was the second son, his brother Philip, a young man of eighteen, being the eldest of a family Of six, and a person of some consequence in his own regard, being proficient in all athletic sports, the head of his class in the high school, and about to enter college on a high standing. As Phil had said, Jack was regarded as the lazy one of the family, not only by the family itself. But by friends and neighbors and those who had but the slightest acquaintance with it. Jack was studious and thoughtful, stood fairly well in his classes and was generally liked, although he took no part in the games, made few or no close friends, and seemed unusually sly and reserved. While his health seemed in no way impaired, he had a rather delicate look, and, having to wear glasses and stooping slightly from reading so much, he gave one the impression of being an invalid, while those who knew better about him jumped to the conclusion that he was lazy, and said as much. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
