Project Gutenberg 2014-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 165 Self-made man 1853 1915 Man, Self-Made man, Self-made Various Verschillende Various, Various Dick Darling's Money; or, The Rise of an Office Boy; and Other Stories Fame and Fortune Weekly, No. 801, February 4, 1921 Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Dick Darling's Money; or, The Rise of an Office Boy" by a Self-Made Man is a collection of adventure stories written in the early 20th century. The main character, Dick Darling, is a fifteen-year-old office boy employed by a jeweler in New York City. The stories likely explore his various escapades as he navigates challenges and claims his place in the world, highlighting themes of resilience and cleverness in the face of adversity. The opening of the story introduces Dick as he is summoned by his boss, Mr. Roger Bacon, with an urgent errand to deliver a valuable package to a client in Springville. The narrative quickly establishes Dick's resourcefulness as he completes his task but then finds himself in a perilous situation when he encounters two burglars after a wrong turn. Through a blend of courage and wit, Dick manages to escape from his captors and, in a twist of fate, ends up helping to capture them and assist a family whose home was robbed. This sets the tone for his further adventures and lay the groundwork for character development, showcasing his brave spirit and sharp intellect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories -- Periodicals Dime novels -- Periodicals AP PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 247094 2025-07-19T04:33:53.496716 text/html 225600 2024-10-24T11:09:59 text/html 2046529 2025-07-19T04:33:59.483737 application/epub+zip 2036460 2025-07-19T04:33:54.365739 application/epub+zip 165414 2025-07-19T04:33:53.901707 application/epub+zip 2134575 2025-07-19T04:34:03.837708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2082943 2025-07-19T04:33:58.282716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237212 2022-09-21T11:08:54.004264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221226 2025-07-19T04:33:52.831727 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201177 2024-10-24T11:09:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17891 2025-07-19T04:34:04.002679 application/rdf+xml 25429 2025-07-19T04:33:53.978703 image/jpeg 3847 2025-07-19T04:33:53.939727 image/jpeg 2297607 2025-07-19T04:33:53.642747 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