Martin Eden Chapter XXXIX

In which the young Martin Eden finds himself maligned and misrepresented by an eager cub reporter, stirring discord among his family and social circle, much to his quiet indignation and Brissenden’s weary amusement. As newspapers paint him a villain and his loved ones turn away in disappointment, Martin grapples with the widening gulf between his ideals and the hard, unyielding realities of those closest to him.