Download or read book A Poor Wise Man written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and published by Essential Library. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 8 of The Essential Rinehart Collection presents “A Poor Wise Man,” which continues the author’s series of novels examining the effects of the first World War on everyday people. “There were bad times coming. The old peaceful quiet days were gone, for age and obstinacy had met youth and the arrogance of youth, and it was to be a battle.” Birth, death, and renewal are the themes that Mary Roberts Rinehart tackles in this emotional and thought-provoking story.