""The Dupe"" is a novel written by Gerald Biss and first published in 1909. The story revolves around a young man named Richard Vont who is trying to make his way in the world. Richard is a bit of a dreamer and is easily swayed by those around him. He falls in love with a young woman named Mabel, who is also being courted by his friend, Arthur. Richard is convinced that Mabel loves him, but soon discovers that she is actually in love with Arthur. Feeling betrayed and hurt, Richard decides to leave town and start a new life. ...
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""The Dupe"" is a novel written by Gerald Biss and first published in 1909. The story revolves around a young man named Richard Vont who is trying to make his way in the world. Richard is a bit of a dreamer and is easily swayed by those around him. He falls in love with a young woman named Mabel, who is also being courted by his friend, Arthur. Richard is convinced that Mabel loves him, but soon discovers that she is actually in love with Arthur. Feeling betrayed and hurt, Richard decides to leave town and start a new life. He becomes involved with a group of con artists who convince him to participate in a scheme to defraud wealthy individuals. Richard becomes the ""dupe"" in the scheme, a pawn in the hands of the con artists. As the story unfolds, Richard becomes increasingly disillusioned with his life and the people around him. He begins to question his own actions and the morality of those he has become involved with. In the end, Richard must confront his own weaknesses and decide whether to continue down a path of deceit and betrayal or to try to make amends for his past mistakes. ""The Dupe"" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of being too trusting and the consequences of making bad choices. It is a story that explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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