Project Gutenberg 2005-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 312 Adams, Samuel Hopkins 1871 1958 Fabian, Warner Success: A Novel Etext produced by Robert Shimmin, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Success: A Novel" by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a fiction work written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a desolate desert location, centering on a young station-agent named Banneker, a character marked by his intelligence and a deep sense of responsibility. As events unfold, the narrative introduces themes of personal ambition, social class dynamics, and the complications that arise from human interaction, particularly underscored by an impending train accident that sets the stage for deeper character exploration and conflict. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to the lonely Manzanita station, where Banneker exhibits a blend of youthful vigor and a heavy sense of duty as he navigates the mundane yet critical responsibilities of a station agent. He is engrossed in a mail-order catalogue, revealing his aspirations and dreams beyond his current circumstances. The sudden arrival of two strangers—a pair of hobos—interjects an element of tension into the otherwise tranquil setting. Banneker’s ensuing actions during a catastrophic train accident showcase his character and foreshadow his role as both a caretaker and a figure caught in the crossfire of fate and ambition, ultimately framing the challenges he will face as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Journalists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1305800 2025-07-06T13:46:42.251812 text/html 1383213 2020-12-14T07:59:21 text/html 534201 2025-07-06T13:46:58.010751 application/epub+zip 556595 2025-07-06T13:46:46.090767 application/epub+zip 537615 2025-07-06T13:46:44.458816 application/epub+zip 973227 2025-07-06T13:47:07.090171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 894591 2025-07-06T13:46:56.874735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 834512 2022-09-07T21:42:26.518914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049103 2025-07-06T13:46:36.829814 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1048873 2020-12-14T07:59:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1048866 2020-12-14T07:59:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20746 2025-07-06T13:47:07.231187 application/rdf+xml 14646 2025-07-06T13:46:45.006798 image/jpeg 3686 2025-07-06T13:46:44.734803 image/jpeg 414587 2020-12-14T07:59:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 446162 2020-12-14T07:59:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 414476 2020-12-14T07:59:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 518552 2025-07-06T13:46:42.340793 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia