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 Project Gutenberg 2018-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 86 Curtis, David A. 1846 1923 Queer Luck: Poker Stories from the New York Sun Why he quit the game -- Freeze-out for a life -- A gambler's pistol play -- Queer runs of luck -- Storms's straight flush -- For a senate seat -- The bill went through -- Poker for high stakes -- "Overland Jack" -- His last Sunday game -- Foss stopped the game -- He played for his wife -- The club's last game. Produced by ellinora, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Queer Luck: Poker Stories from the New York Sun" by David A. Curtis is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the world of poker, exploring various high-stakes games and the intriguing characters that inhabit them, often illustrating themes of chance, luck, and moral dilemmas faced by gamblers. The tales unfold in a lively and vivid setting, showcasing the excitement and tension of card games in both private clubs and broader social contexts. The opening of the collection features a tense poker game where five skilled players are deeply engrossed in their high-stakes match, revealing nuances of strategy, psychology, and camaraderie among them. As they grapple with the exceptional luck taking place at the table, the tension rises until one of the players, a lawyer, is confronted with an ethical dilemma regarding a substantial pot won using money that isn't his own. This turns into a moment of personal reckoning, leading him to step away from the game altogether while reflecting on the nature of honor and integrity in gambling. The initial chapter sets an engaging tone for the stories that follow, establishing an atmosphere rich with suspense and moral complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American Poker -- Fiction Poker players -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 220731 2025-07-23T05:57:47.139706 text/html 217519 2018-08-23T05:15:08 text/html 260763 2025-07-23T05:57:50.866707 application/epub+zip 257916 2025-07-23T05:57:47.857728 application/epub+zip 156083 2025-07-23T05:57:47.485723 application/epub+zip 316742 2025-07-23T05:57:53.228695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294254 2025-07-23T05:57:50.499707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192588 2022-09-26T06:19:48.075623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196852 2025-07-23T05:57:46.664746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196993 2018-08-23T05:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18941 2025-07-23T05:57:53.355675 application/rdf+xml 20505 2025-07-23T05:57:47.571712 image/jpeg 3699 2025-07-23T05:57:47.527730 image/jpeg 72853 2018-08-23T05:15:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 220621 2018-08-23T05:15:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 221990 2025-07-23T05:57:47.159715 application/octet-stream application/zip