Cover of The Fruit of the Tree

The Fruit of the Tree

by Edith Wharton

1907 348 pages eng

John Amherst, an idealistic middle manager in a New England textile mill, is committed to improving the deplorable working conditions of the laborers in his charge. But his efforts are frustrated by an upper management whose only concern is maximizing profits. When Amherst eventually marries Bessy W…

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