The Portion of Labor

LibriVox recording of The Portion of Labor by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Read in English by VfkaBT; e.a.zokaites; Kryptonian; Chamlis his is the story of Ellen Brewster, pretty little daughter of shoe-mill workers in a Northeastern US town of the late 19th century. After the mill shuts down, her family struggles to make ends meet, but as the years pass, Ellen grows up into a prize pupil and pride of the community. The story also covers the birth of the American labor movement and the relationships between rich and poor. For further information, including links to online text, reader information,