BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature
Guides
Criticism & Essays Criticism &
Essays
Questions & Answers Questions &
Answers
Lesson Plans Lesson
Plans
My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help


McTeague: A Story of San Francisco Study Guide

Print-Friendly  Order the PDF version  Order the RTF version
by Frank Norris
About 62 pages (18,629 words)
McTeague Summary

Bookmark and Share Questions on this work? Just ask!

Chapter 17 Summary

Old Grannis has sold his binding apparatus, and sits idle in his room, not knowing what to do with himself. He begins to feel a deep sense of regret at selling his apparatus, for putting a price on his happiness. Not knowing what to do, he begins to cry. He can never again "keep company" with Miss Baker the way they have in the past, for his half of the ritual is gone. He has given up the only happiness he had in his life for a sum of money.

In the midst of Old Grannis' despair, he does not hear a soft knocking on his door. Miss Baker lets herself quietly into his room, her outstretched arms joined by a tray containing a cup of tea for her friend. She does not know.....

This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 334 words. This study guide contains 18,629 words (approx. 62 pages at 300 words per page).

Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our McTeague: A Story of San Francisco Access Pass.

Ask any question on McTeague and get it answered FAST!
Answer questions in BookRags Q&A and earn points toward
discounted or even FREE Study Guides and other BookRags products!
Learn more about BookRags Q&A
Copyrights
McTeague: A Story of San Francisco from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags


About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy