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The Fortune Hunter
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The reader should know, before he goes adventuring in these pages, that the plot of the story is taken from the comedy of the same title by Mr. Winchell Smith. With Mr. Smith's knowledge and consent some attempt has herein been made to tell the story as though it had occurred to the writer as material for a novel rather than for the stage. To this end additions have been made to the story and a few new characters introduced - notably that of Mr. Homer Littlejohn, Managing Editor of the Radville Citizen, through whose spectacles the comedy is reviewed.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The reader should know, before he goes adventuring in these pages, that the plot of the story is taken from the comedy of the same title by Mr. Winchell Smith. With Mr. Smith's knowledge and consent some attempt has herein been made to tell the story as though it had occurred to the writer as material for a novel rather than for the stage. To this end additions have been made to the story and a few new characters introduced - notably that of Mr. Homer Littlejohn, Managing Editor of the Radville Citizen, through whose spectacles the comedy is reviewed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
362 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1910
About the author
Louis Joseph Vance
206 books6 followersLouis Joseph Vance was a novelist educated in the preparatory department of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels. His character "Michael Lanyard", also known as "The Lone Wolf", was featured in eight books and 24 films between 1914 and 1949, and also appeared in radio and television series.
Vance was separated from his wife (whom he married in 1898 and by whom he had a son the next year) when he was found dead in a burnt armchair inside his New York apartment; a cigarette had ignited some benzene (used for cleaning his clothes or for his broken jaw) that he had on his body and he was intoxicated at the time. He had recently returned from the West Indies, where he gathered material for a new book. The death was ruled accidental.
Vance was separated from his wife (whom he married in 1898 and by whom he had a son the next year) when he was found dead in a burnt armchair inside his New York apartment; a cigarette had ignited some benzene (used for cleaning his clothes or for his broken jaw) that he had on his body and he was intoxicated at the time. He had recently returned from the West Indies, where he gathered material for a new book. The death was ruled accidental.
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December 29, 2020
Not bad!
It was the day to day struggles of people who willing to save their money while trying keep their lives in tract
It was the day to day struggles of people who willing to save their money while trying keep their lives in tract
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March 16, 2022"do you know,nothing in life is harder to bear than not to be understod"
man how want to change in his life go to gamble with his frinde about marry tow girle hnw has be rish to discover in the end that he in love with dowter of his boss and love his work and liveing in the town than city.Big change how take the love his all heart.
man how want to change in his life go to gamble with his frinde about marry tow girle hnw has be rish to discover in the end that he in love with dowter of his boss and love his work and liveing in the town than city.Big change how take the love his all heart.
May 10, 2014
A charming turn-of-the-century novella set against the backdrop of the German immigrant community of New York.
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