White Ashes
White Ashes
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(1912) Romance / Business Intrigue
Plot bullets
White ashes remain as the aftermath of a fire.
The ashes of lives remain after man's struggle for the best and worst,
and fates pleasure.
Story lines:
o A young man will have the opportunity to marry, if he can get a large fire insurance policy from the father of the girl he loves.
o Mr. Smith, the stories hero, finds himself fighting for his company in the light of high powered business ethics.
o A girl who wants to learn about her fathers business and finds Mr. Smith more than willing to help.
o The stories villain, a treacherous employee betrayed Mr. Smith's company and sets out for himself.
o Owners of several insurance companies, that are all effected by the above.
The stories converge as the result of a fire/conflagration that test the intentions and actions of both business and man.
Rather slow story until about the middle. Much
time is spent in a sort of documentary fashion, acquainting the reader with
the ins and outs of the fire insurance business (that of the early 20Th century).
The later chapters has a very vivid account of a large fire/conflagration in a
major city. A city, at that time, still mainly of wood and non-fireproof buildings.
Plot bullets
White ashes remain as the aftermath of a fire.
The ashes of lives remain after man's struggle for the best and worst,
and fates pleasure.
Story lines:
o A young man will have the opportunity to marry, if he can get a large fire insurance policy from the father of the girl he loves.
o Mr. Smith, the stories hero, finds himself fighting for his company in the light of high powered business ethics.
o A girl who wants to learn about her fathers business and finds Mr. Smith more than willing to help.
o The stories villain, a treacherous employee betrayed Mr. Smith's company and sets out for himself.
o Owners of several insurance companies, that are all effected by the above.
The stories converge as the result of a fire/conflagration that test the intentions and actions of both business and man.
Rather slow story until about the middle. Much
time is spent in a sort of documentary fashion, acquainting the reader with
the ins and outs of the fire insurance business (that of the early 20Th century).
The later chapters has a very vivid account of a large fire/conflagration in a
major city. A city, at that time, still mainly of wood and non-fireproof buildings.
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