‘He threw up his hands. He acknowledged defeat to himself. The tension was over. He was no longer excited, but cool, almost cynical.’
Wall Street Stories was Edwin Lefèvre’s first published book and the book that launched his literary career. Considered by many to be one of his best works, Wall Street Stories is a classic collection of stories documenting the customs of Wall Street during the early 20th century. Being a financial journalist, Lefèvre was very knowledgeable of the goings-on of Wall Street and his stories were all firmly rooted in facts. The stories he told are portraits of a bygone Wall Street era.
Edwin Lefèvre was an American journalist, writer, and diplomat. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, his account of Jesse Livermore’s adventures, is now considered to be a classic in business writing.