...nk Norris 1899 A Pen State Electronic Classics Series Publication Blix by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Po... ...ris 1899 A Pen State Electronic Classics Series Publication Blix by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable... ...ocument or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Blix by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Blix by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ...y The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Frank Norris Blix by Frank Norris 1899 Chapter I IT HAD JUST STRUCK NINE fr... ...Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 Frank Norris Blix by Frank Norris 1899 Chapter I IT HAD JUST STRUCK NINE from the... ...lix by Frank Norris 1899 Chapter I IT HAD JUST STRUCK NINE from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine bro... ...elf-centred old man, with but two hobbies—homoeopathy and the mechanism of clocks. But he had a strange way of talking to himself in a low voice, keep... ...is own doings and actions; as, for in- stance, upon this occasion: “Nine o’clock—the clock’s a little fast. I think I’ll wind my watch. No, I’ve forgo...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer?s plate. Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sund...

...ry of Chicago A Story of Chicago A Story of Chicago By By By By By F F F F FRANK NO RANK NO RANK NO RANK NO RANK NORRIS RRIS RRIS RRIS RRIS A P A P A ... ...ry of Chicago By By By By By F F F F FRANK NO RANK NO RANK NO RANK NO RANK NORRIS RRIS RRIS RRIS RRIS A P A P A P A P A PENN ENN ENN ENN ENN S S S S S... ...ICA UBLICA UBLICA TION TION TION TION TION The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Po... ...LICA UBLICA TION TION TION TION TION The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable... ... as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series... ... electronic transmission, in any way. The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ... of All. F. N. NEW YORK June 4, 1901. 5 Frank Norris I I I I I AT EIGHT O’CLOCK in the inner vestibule of the Audito- rium Theatre by the window of t... ...he whole neighbourhood was alive, and this, though it was close upon one o’clock in the morning! “Why, what is it all?” she murmured. Corthell could n... ...l be right down and see to it so soon as I’m dressed.” It was nearly ten o’clock before breakfast, such as it was, was over. They ate it on the kitche...

Excerpt: The Pit: A Story of Chicago by Frank Norris.

...McTeague A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication McTeague:... ...McTeague A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication McTeague: A Sto... ...ctronic Classics Series Publication McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This P... ...c Classics Series Publication McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portabl... ...electronic transmission, in any way. McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series... ...onic transmission, in any way. McTeague: A Story of San Francisco by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ...st-office was opening its doors, as was its custom between two and three o’clock on Sun- day afternoons. An acrid odor of ink rose upward to him. Occa... ...On week days the street was very lively. It woke to its work about seven o’clock, at the time when the newsboys made their appearance together with th... ...p smartness, always in a hurry, glancing apprehensively at the power-house clock. Their employers followed an hour or so later—on the cable cars for t...

...Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moran of ... ...Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moran of the La... ...n State Electronic Classics Series Publication Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Po... ...e Electronic Classics Series Publication Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable... ...file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series... ...s an electronic transmission, in any way. Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ...e back on the afternoon you receive this. Will hit the town on the three o’clock boat. Get seats for the best show going—my treat—and arrange to assim... ...clothes in the fo’c’sle) for his watch. He drew it out. It was just nine o’clock. All at once an idea oc- curred to him. He fumbled in another pocket ... ...h screwed to the bulkhead. A roll of charts leaned in one corner, an alarm clock, stopped at 1:15, stood on a shelf in the company of some dozen pa- p...

... one murder, and several sudden deaths. For that reason it begins with a pink tea and among the mingled odors of many delicate perfumes and the hale, frank smell of Caroline Testout roses. There had been a great number of debutantes ?coming out? that season in San Francisco by means of afternoon teas, pink, lavender, and otherwise. This particular tea was intended to celeb...

...The Octopus A Story of California by Frank Norris A P A P A P A P A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Public... ...The Octopus A Story of California by Frank Norris A P A P A P A P A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication ... ...tronic Classics Series Publication The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This P... ... Classics Series Publication The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portabl... ...lectronic transmission, in any way. The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series... ...nic transmission, in any way. The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim ... ... perplexed to know whether the whistle was blowing for twelve or for one o’clock. He hoped the former. Early that morning he had decided to make a lon... ...e very stubble had no force even to rot. The sun alone moved. Toward two o’clock, Presley reached Hooven’s place, two or three grimy frame buildings, ... ...ross the open fields. There was no longer any trail. It was toward three o’clock. The sun still spun, a silent, blazing disc, high in the heav- ens, a...

Excerpt: The Ocotopus: A Story of California by Frank Norris.