Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel
Friday, the Thirteenth, published in 1907, is a Wall Street novel written by a Wall Street insider. Thomas W. Lawson, the Boston financier who had just exposed the copper trust in Frenzied Finance, imagines a brilliant young broker, Bob Brownley, who sets out to break the market on a single day in revenge for a wrong done to the woman he loves. His partner Jim Randolph narrates the story, from the first panic on the floor of the Exchange to the human cost of a deliberately engineered crash. The book moves quickly, with long speeches about the "System" that Lawson believed was robbing small investors. It is both a melodrama and a pamphlet, and it was a bestseller in its year. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel
Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel by Thomas William Lawson can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel online?
Yes. Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel in the public domain?
Yes. Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel by Thomas William Lawson is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel?
About 3 h 10 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel?
Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel by Thomas William Lawson is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
