William Babington Maxwell (1866–1938) was a British novelist. Born on June 4, 1866, he was the third surviving child and second eldest son of novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
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This book is an attempt to display the contrast between wealth and poverty under the conditions of civilization at this late time of day. It is nearly two thousand years since the Great Teacher startled the world by His doctrine of absolute equality, but although commonly we of the western hemisphere accept that doctrine as a fundamental truth, we are either willing or forced to see it abrogated in every hour of our lives.
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