A Wasted Day (eBook, PDF) - Harding Davis, Richard
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An interesting work about the time it was written which pales in contrast to today's situation. The man in question, a Wall Street banker, takes pride in helping out a former employee from a sad circumstance in jail. The judge sees positively the firm and the work that the "great banker" is doing, and he is the hero because his name is as good as gold. The association of another man with such a man of character is enough to let him off the hook. He is happy to have wasted his day to have found that his accomplishments and the good work he's done is accomplished by society as a whole as the court room claps approval.  …mehr

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An interesting work about the time it was written which pales in contrast to today's situation. The man in question, a Wall Street banker, takes pride in helping out a former employee from a sad circumstance in jail. The judge sees positively the firm and the work that the "great banker" is doing, and he is the hero because his name is as good as gold. The association of another man with such a man of character is enough to let him off the hook. He is happy to have wasted his day to have found that his accomplishments and the good work he's done is accomplished by society as a whole as the court room claps approval.
 
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Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916) was a distinguished American author and journalist, known for his vivid reporting and narrative skills which brought him acclaim in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Philadelphia to a writer mother and journalist father, Davis was preordained for a literary career. After attending Lehigh University and later, Johns Hopkins University, he embarked on a journalistic journey that would take him to the front lines of wars and revolutions. His firsthand experiences became the pillars upon which he built his romantic and adventurous tales, capturing the imaginations of his contemporaries. Davis's works often reflect the masculine ethos of the era, with 'A Wasted Day' being a poignant example of his storytelling prowess. Through a career that spanned reportage and fiction, Davis penned several novels, short stories, and plays, including 'Soldiers of Fortune' and 'Gallegher and Other Stories'. His literary style married journalistic clarity with a storyteller's flair, making his works a bridge between mere reporting and literary artistry. In his narratives, Davis showcased American society, foreign exploits, and the nuances of the human condition, all while maintaining an undercurrent of the optimism characteristic of the period known as the American Gilded Age. His influence extended to encouraging younger writers and supporting the aspirations of American literary art on the international stage.