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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Gulmore, the Boss](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnnwnpwaqcvvqh465x2stq4/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260912%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260912T004438Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=7c9df3f759ba1d75a592ad1760ebec2c571f51ff2301dc682913437c6eb891bd) ## About this work Gulmore, the Boss by Frank Harris — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside GULMORE, THE BOSS. By Frank Harris The habits of the Gulmore household were in some respects primitive. Though it was not yet seven o'clock two negro girls were clearing away the breakfast things under the minute supervision of their mistress, an angular, sharp-faced woman with a reedy voice, and nervously abrupt movements. Near the table sat a girl of nineteen absorbed in a book. In an easy-chair by the open bay-window a man with a cigar in his mouth was reading a newspaper. Jonathan Byrne Gulmore, as he always signed himself, was about fifty years of age; his heavy frame was muscular, and the coarse dark hair and swarthy skin showed vigorous health. There was both obstinacy and combative-ness in his face with its cocked nose, low irregular forehead, thick eyebrows, and square jaw, but the deep-set grey eyes gleamed at times with humorous comprehension, and the usual expression of the countenance was far from ill-natured. As he laid the paper on his knees and looked up, he drew the eye. His size and strength seemed to be the physical equivalents of an extraordinary power of character and will. When Mrs. Gulmore followed the servants out of the room the girl rose from her chair and went towards the door. She was stopped by her father's voice: “Ida, I want a talk with you. You'll be able to go to your books afterwards; I won't keep you long.” She sat down again and laid her book on the table, while Mr. Gulmore continued: “The election's next Monday week, and I've no time to lose.” A moment's silence, and he let his question fall casually: “You know this—Professor Roberts—don't you? He was at the University when you were there—eh?” The girl flushed slightly as she assented. “They say he's smart, an'… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fgulmore-the-boss) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. 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