Worrying Won't Win

audiobook

Worrying Won't Win

by Montague Glass

EN·~5 hours·28 chapters

Chapters

28 total

WORRYING WON'T WIN - BY - MONTAGUE GLASS - ILLUSTRATED

0:14

ILLUSTRATIONS

1:25

WORRYING WON'T WIN

0:01

I

12:04

II

13:49

III

12:55

IV

12:50

V

12:02

VI

12:13

VII

13:07
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Description

Abe Potash and his partner Morris Perlmutter run a cramped office in a bustling city, where their conversation drifts from the absurdities of modern language to the tangled fortunes of czars and manufacturers. Their quick‑witted repartee paints a vivid picture of early‑twentieth‑century commerce, peppered with jokes about presidents, war profiteers, and the strange jargon that colors everyday life. The dialogue crackles with period slang, giving listeners a taste of the era’s humor while introducing a world where business and politics collide.

Against this backdrop of restless speculation, the duo grapples with a looming sense of dread that seems to permeate every headline and ledger. Their banter becomes a mirror for the anxieties of a society on the brink of change, offering both satire and insight into how worry can overpower rational thought. Listeners are invited to join Abe and Morris as they untangle a web of financial folly, political intrigue, and the timeless question of whether fretfulness ever truly solves anything.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (300K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Shell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Aug 3, 2010

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Montague Glass

Montague Glass

1877–1934

A witty observer of immigrant New York, this British-born American writer turned the bustle of the garment trade into warm, fast-moving comedy. He is best remembered for the popular Potash and Perlmutter stories, which also found new life on stage and on screen.

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