Project Gutenberg 2010-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 167 Blossom, Henry 1866 1919 Blossom, Henry, Jr. Blossom, Henry M. Checkers: A Hard-luck Story Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers:_A_Hard_Luck_Story Produced by Al Haines "Checkers: A Hard-luck Story" by Henry M. Blossom Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Jack Preston, who embarks on an eventful day at the races in Chicago with his friend Murray Jameson, leading to a series of gambling interactions that set the stage for explorations of luck and misfortune. The protagonist, Jack, is portrayed as somewhat naive and reluctantly drawn into the gambling culture, exposing the reader to the high-stakes environment and characters typical of such social settings. The opening of the story introduces us to Jack as he attends the Derby Day races for the first time, feeling swept up in the excitement. Accompanied by his more experienced friend Murray, Jack navigates the betting culture and makes his own wager on a horse named Peytonia against his better judgment. As he experiences the frenzy of the race, he learns of his unexpected fortune when Peytonia wins, contrasting with Murray's loss on another favored horse, reflecting Jack's beginner's luck. The exchange emphasizes the unpredictable nature of gambling and sets up themes of luck and the consequences of chance, which are likely to be further explored as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 291888 2025-06-13T06:48:08.370095 text/html 282440 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 266717 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 351057 2025-06-13T06:48:15.956065 application/epub+zip 356469 2025-06-13T06:48:11.504099 application/epub+zip 173199 2025-06-13T06:48:10.233077 application/epub+zip 514807 2025-06-13T06:48:19.347035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501594 2025-06-13T06:48:15.198061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251789 2022-09-14T14:56:51.810230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265804 2025-06-13T06:48:07.462161 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 265634 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104245 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265625 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104210 2021-01-06T09:38:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20275 2025-06-13T06:48:19.492043 application/rdf+xml 14559 2025-06-13T06:48:10.809068 image/jpeg 4024 2025-06-13T06:48:10.519067 image/jpeg 340333 2025-06-13T06:48:08.410096 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