Project Gutenberg 2012-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 260 Clark, Ellery H. (Ellery Harding) 1874 1949 Clark, Ellery Harding Cootes, F. Graham (Frank Graham) 1879 1960 Cootes, Frank Graham Loaded Dice Produced by Charles Bowen, from page images provided by Google Books "Loaded Dice" by Ellery H. Clark is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to delve into themes of ambition, chance, and the intricacies of personal relationships as it unfolds around a group of characters who frequent a club and engage in card games. Key figures in the opening chapters include Dick Gordon, a skilled stock broker with a mysterious charm, and Harry Palmer, a young millionaire navigating the pressures of his wealth and newfound engagement. The opening of the story introduces readers to a quiet evening at the Federal Club, where four men are engrossed in a game of bridge. The dynamics of the game reveal their personalities, with Gordon's intense focus contrasting with Palmer's more carefree attitude. A significant twist occurs when Palmer announces his engagement to May Sinclair, leading to celebratory plans that hint at both camaraderie and underlying tensions within the group. This initial setting lays a rich foundation for the conflicts and developments that are likely to ensue as the narrative progresses, blending the excitement of gambling, friendship, and romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 505427 2025-08-15T13:43:20.659777 text/html 507356 2012-01-03T09:41:40 text/html 993807 2025-08-15T13:43:29.907724 application/epub+zip 1000933 2025-08-15T13:43:23.615813 application/epub+zip 257410 2025-08-15T13:43:21.534762 application/epub+zip 593213 2025-08-15T13:43:34.266713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 556082 2025-08-15T13:43:28.257779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371873 2022-09-17T14:19:23.166401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459040 2025-08-15T13:43:19.402862 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458957 2012-01-02T13:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458954 2012-01-02T13:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20412 2025-08-15T13:43:34.427694 application/rdf+xml 10755 2025-08-15T13:43:22.054765 image/jpeg 2887 2025-08-15T13:43:21.787766 image/jpeg 175757 2012-01-02T13:23:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1209523 2012-01-03T09:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 175729 2012-01-02T13:23:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1269960 2025-08-15T13:43:20.717774 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