LEFÈVRE, Edwin.

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Wall Street Stories. First edition of Lefèvre's first book, a collection of eight short stories, several of which include fictionalized versions of Wall Street characters such as James R. Keene and Daniel Drew."More than any other Wall Street writer, Edwin Lefèvre provided America with a peek at what really makes Wall Street tick - human nature... Described as being 'equipped with a genius for speculation - plus the brains not to pursue it.' Lefèvre chose to educate his public about the stock market over some 40 years of financial writing, some fiction and some nonfiction. One point of praise about Lefèvre is that it was always hard to tell fiction from fact. With pointed, logical views about how the market runs its course, he did his best to describe its function and technological mumbo-jumbo, leaving the biggest decision - whether or not to invest - up to his readers... Lefèvre was a great source for juicy Wall Street gossip, presenting a wonderful, insider's account of the wild life of wild speculator Jesse Livermore in his book Reminiscences of a Stock market Operator." (Fisher, p. 53).

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