Peter Novel (1908) By Francis Hopkinson Smith (World's Classics)

Peter: A Novel Of Which He Is Not The Hero is a novel published in 1908 by Francis Hopkinson Smith, which was the sixth best selling book in the United States in 1908, and ninth best-selling book of 1909. It sold in excess of 100,000 copies.The book is set in New York City, but the New York of a few decades prior to 1908 when the book was released. Peter Grayson is an aging banker of the old school; an upstanding and cultured gentleman, and not prone to engage in speculation. Peter also influences the younger generation around him, including a young man who comes to New York to work in the financial world.

• • Author: Francis Hopkinson Smith
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Jan 31, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 208 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1523783184
• • ISBN-13: 9781523783182