A novel
Devlin the Barber
After losing his job, the unnamed narrator becomes involved in a catastrophe affecting his friend Mr. Melladew.
How it begins
I am a struggling man—the phrase will be well understood, for the class to which I belong is a large one—and I reside in a neighbourhood which is neither very poor nor very fashionable.
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