description: That Printer of Udell's is a 1903 work of fiction by Harold Bell Wright. Wright, who served as a minister before becoming a writer, created a story with Christian themes. In the story, Dick Falkner, who comes from a broken home, sees his father under the influence of alcohol and his mother starving. After his parents die, Dick goes to Boyd City in the Midwestern United States to become employed. Dick believes that "Christians won't let me starve." A printer named George Udell hires Dick; both of them decide to become Christians and Dick becomes a revered member of the religious community due to his public speaking abilities and optimism. At the end of the book, Dick gets a political job in Washington, D.C.
language: English
title: That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
titlecomplete: That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
genres: Historical, Literature, Christian Fiction, Classics, Faith, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Christian
ratings_count: 809
publisher: Classic Publishers