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Introductory
Read by Leanne Fortune
Frederick Cornell
In A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West Africa
A collection of stories set in South-West Africa, several of which are set in the desert. (Summary by ShrimpPhish)
Chapter 19: A Fortune
Read by acamerer
G. A. Henty
In In the Heart of the Rockies
PREFACEMY DEAR LADS,Until comparatively lately that portion of the United States in which I have laid this story was wholly unexplored. The …
26 - Chapter XI - The Belief in Luck, Part One
Read by Anna Simon
Thorstein Veblen
In The Theory of the Leisure Class
Originally published by the Norwegian-American economist Thorstein Veblen while he was a professor at the University of Chicago in 1898, the…
The Fortune Teller
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Arnold Bennett
In The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
Twenty-two short stories by Arnold Bennett, mainly set in the 'Five Towns', Bennett's name for the pottery manufacturing towns of the Englis…
Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 15: A Streak of Luck
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
Some folks are judged by their social or economic standing. Our hero, Ben Bailey, shows that true worth comes from richness of character. Th…
Shanley's Luck
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Frank L. Packard
In On the Iron at Big Cloud
Frank L. Packard worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He brings this experience to the fictional Hill Division -- t…
The Star
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
Fortune: From 'Fanny' by Fitz-Greene Halleck
Read by Leanne Yau
Fitz-Greene Halleck
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Here's Luck
Read by Ellies
Henry Lawson
In Verses Popular and Humorous
This is a volume of humorous poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. - Summary by Carolin
Fortune and the Beggar
Read by Sibella Denton
Ivan Krylov
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
Hints On Fortunetelling
Read by dc
William James Mcglothlin
In Everybody's Book of Luck
The book of luck or, a guide to your success, fortune, future, palmistry, astrology, etc . is an engrossing compendium of legends, myths and…
Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 20: A Barrel of Money
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
Bertie Ballister, an honest and hard-working messenger boy for a banker on Wall Street, never lets the issues of his life get in the way of …
Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 4: A Game of Chance
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
Will Sommers is a talented young man who currently works in the Engine Room of a factory, but who is quickly becoming an Engineer. He uses h…
VARYING FORTUNE
Read by Yoganandh T
Nicholas Carter
In The Stolen Brain
A racy, pulpy dime detective novel featuring the famous New York detective, Nick Carter and his team, full of action and intrigue - Summary …
The millionairess
Read by Peter Yearsley
E. Nesbit
In Man and Maid
A collection of the author's short stories for adults, with some supernatural ones. - Summary by Peter Yearsley
The Star
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
H. G. Wells
In The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, author of "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds". The science fiction …
Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 8: The Wheel of Fortune
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
This is the story of Bert Hawley who, at a young age, saw his mother die of illness and had to fend off his drunken father in their ramshack…
A Change of Fortune
Read by Dave Wills
George W. M. Reynolds
In The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 2
The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-46…
13 - The Open Work Stocking
Read by Nicole Lee
Stendhal
In The Red and the Black, Volume I
Stendhal - a German pen-name for a French writer who hated the English. Contemporary to some of the great names of French literature like Ba…
Luck at Last
Read by Allyson
H. Rider Haggard
In Joan Haste
A romantic melodrama and one of H. Rider Haggard's most poignant love stories. Joan Haste, a beautiful but illegitimate woman whose mother …