The Passionate Quest
by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton 1924
ISBN/ASIN: B06XRKQMDR
Number of pages: 355
Description:
This 1927 novel by Oppenheim revisits the plot device of a young man who comes into a large fortune suddenly and explores the class differences between the lower middle, and the upper class. How will Martin handle his new fortune?
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