Hepplestall's

"Hepplestall's" by Harold Brighouse is a story set in a time of change, that follows a young man named Reuben Hepplestall as he goes from being a Jacobite to being a cotton manufacturer. Reuben's dislike for a wealthy aristocrat motivates his ambition to climb the social ladder and make his mark in the world through the cotton industry. The story introduces characters who appear ready to challenge Reuben's climb while setting the story in a changing setting of love, class conflict, and societal change.