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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 …

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