The Mesmerist's Tale

Jonas is the son of Simon Smallcap, theonce overseeing comptroller of all Manchester factories to the late Mr. William Farebrother. Simon Smallcap had been caught after a great embezzlement, and only through his pledge of his son's lifetime labor till his forty-ninth year, in service to his employer had he escaped the gallows outside Newgate. Jonas, having no choice but to assume the position his father had brought down on him, hated the indecent yet patronizing treatment of his...
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Jonas is the son of Simon Smallcap, theonce overseeing comptroller of all Manchester factories to the late Mr. William Farebrother. Simon Smallcap had been caught after a great embezzlement, and only through his pledge of his son's lifetime labor till his forty-ninth year, in service to his employer had he escaped the gallows outside Newgate. Jonas, having no choice but to assume the position his father had brought down on him, hated the indecent yet patronizing treatment of his mistress, Mrs. Farebrother who secretly lusted for him. Until one day, a stranger walks in on their lives that would become Jonas' chance of escape. But, he doesn't know it yet...