Project Gutenberg 2005-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 105 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter In Luck at Last Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, Sankar Viswanathan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "In Luck at Last" by Walter Besant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around an elderly bookseller named Mr. Emblem, who reflects on his life while preparing to reveal a life-changing inheritance to his granddaughter, Iris. The narrative unfolds in the backdrop of a second-hand bookshop, exploring themes of regret, lost opportunities, and the generational ties that bind the characters together. The opening of the book introduces us to Mr. Emblem in his Chelsea bookshop, where he contemplates his past and the impending milestone of Iris's 21st birthday, on which he plans to present her with a sealed packet containing her inheritance. As he interacts with various visitors, including a struggling former customer and his manipulative grandson, Joseph, we glean insight into Emblem’s character as a kind, though somewhat melancholic, man dedicated to his granddaughter's future. The stage is set for a story rooted in nostalgia, familial obligations, and the complexities of human relationships, inviting readers to ponder the burdens of legacy and the hope for renewal amidst trials. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Families -- Fiction Booksellers and bookselling -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 388423 2025-08-07T05:43:29.352237 text/html 392135 2020-12-11T11:11:47 text/html 217636 2025-08-07T05:43:36.249182 application/epub+zip 220368 2025-08-07T05:43:31.317176 application/epub+zip 220367 2025-08-07T05:43:30.115212 application/epub+zip 412470 2025-08-07T05:43:39.996681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383331 2025-08-07T05:43:35.444236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361328 2022-09-08T03:39:43.648400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364737 2025-08-07T05:43:28.589263 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364625 2020-12-11T11:11:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18726 2025-08-07T05:43:40.138642 application/rdf+xml 13382 2025-08-07T05:43:30.618180 image/jpeg 3624 2025-08-07T05:43:30.366227 image/jpeg 144148 2020-12-11T11:11:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 138378 2020-12-11T11:11:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 209393 2025-08-07T05:43:29.383206 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