Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 263 Bacheller, Irving 1859 1950 Bacheller, Addison Irving 12020561 'Charge It': Keeping Up With Harry Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Charge It" by Irving Bacheller is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story delves into the themes of extravagant living and social pretensions through the lens of its protagonist, Harry, as he navigates his affluent lifestyle with a mix of humor and absurdity. Supported by the Honorable Socrates Potter, Harry's escapades highlight the pitfalls of materialism and the social pressures of maintaining an appearance of wealth. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Harry and Socrates as they rush through a series of chaotic shopping activities, where Harry frequently declares, “Charge it,” emphasizing a carefree attitude toward spending that defines his character. The opening depicts a series of frantic events involving their car journey, accidents, and near-misses that illustrate Harry's reckless pursuit of social engagements, particularly a bridge party. Socrates, as a more grounded observer, articulates the contrasts between their extravagant lifestyle and the moral implications of their actions, setting the stage for the exploration of personal and societal values intertwined with humor and irony. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Didactic fiction Humorous stories PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 228976 2025-06-12T09:10:07.417399 text/html 239834 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 529921 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614683 2025-06-12T09:10:15.932380 application/epub+zip 617545 2025-06-12T09:10:11.113402 application/epub+zip 144991 2025-06-12T09:10:09.597389 application/epub+zip 780908 2025-06-12T09:10:19.404355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 767033 2025-06-12T09:10:15.023369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239453 2022-09-13T16:01:18.184643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184719 2025-06-12T09:10:06.710517 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184535 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73514 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 184527 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73486 2021-01-05T09:45:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20414 2025-06-12T09:10:19.557391 application/rdf+xml 14713 2025-06-12T09:10:10.178413 image/jpeg 3602 2025-06-12T09:10:09.886378 image/jpeg 604063 2025-06-12T09:10:07.465393 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