The Man Without A Profession - Softcover

Charles Rowcroft

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371759757 ISBN 13: 9780371759752

Publisher: HardPress, 1843

Synopsis

The Man Without A Profession by Charles Rowcroft. The novel follows Frank Coverley, a young Englishman whose fortunes collapse and who, devoid of a formal profession, struggles to rebuild his life in a world that measures worth by wealth and social standing. After wandering through poverty and social humiliation in London, he reconnects with Clara Lesley, the daughter of a Brazilian planter he once aided, and their reunion leads to marriage under care of a humble circle. The narrative tracks his attempts to secure a livelihood—first through writing, publishing, and the press, then through a series of schemes and misadventures that expose the precariousness of literary employment in 19th?century Britain. As Frank negotiates debt, debtors’ prisons, and the temptations and tragedies of ambition, Rowcroft offers a pointed critique of a society that rewards money over merit. The couple’s resilience ultimately faces ruin through loss, illness, and the chilling consequences of social and financial instability, with Constanza—an emigrant guardian—appearing as a final beacon of mercy. The work remains a stark meditation on the vulnerability of educated, impoverished individuals within a commercialized economy.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1843
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371759757
• ISBN 13: 9780371759752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310