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Autore |
Preston Jack <1888-> |
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Titolo |
A Canadian bankclerk / / J. P. Buschlen |
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Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1973 |
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©1973 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-5112-1 |
1-4426-3275-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 pages) |
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Collana |
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Toronto Reprint Library of Canadian Prose and Poetry |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bank employees |
Fiction |
Canada Fiction |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published:Toronto [Ontario], W. Briggs, 1913. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I. OUR BANKER -- II. SWIPE DAYS -- III. A MAN OF THE WORLD -- IV. BEING A SPORT -- V. MOVED -- VI. THE VILLAGE MAIDEN -- VII. A BANK HOLIDAY -- VIII. A SPORT GONE TO SEED -- IX. THE SEED MULTIPLIES -- X. TROUBLE COMES -- XI. JOYS OF BANKING -- XII. SOME WHEEL-COGS COME TOGETHER -- XIII. THE MACHINERY GRINDS -- XIV. POKER AND PREACHING -- XV. FIRED -- XVI. BLACKBALLED -- XVII. A BANKER'S GIRL -- XVIII. IN THE COUNTRY OF OUR COUSINS -- XIX. FAR-AWAY GREEN FIELDS -- XX. HIGH FINANCE AND PROMOTING -- XXI. THE ASSOCIATED BANKCLERKS OF CANADA -- XXII. SHE WAITS FOR US. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Of this novel of Canadian business life and village and city social conditions in the early twentieth century, the author explains that his object is 'to enlighten the public concerning life behind the wicket and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bankclerks into a fraternal association.' |
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