Eve's Ransom : 9781507586686

Maurice Hilliard is a mechanical draughtsman producing technical drawings on an annual income of 100. He longs to be free from the monotony of his life and work, and is led by his feelings of hopelessness into drinking alcohol. While travelling by train one day, he meets Mr Dengate, a former debtor to his deceased father. As Dengate was bankrupt at the point of Hilliard's father's death, the debt was not repaid, but as they meet on the train, Hilliard shames Dengate into repaying the debt of 436. Hilliard then commits to the plan of living without working, as a "free" human being, for as long as the money lasts.

Author: George Gissing

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jan 19, 2015

Number of Pages: 186 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 150758668X

ISBN-13: 9781507586686