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 2022-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 136 Self-made man 1853 1915 Man, Self-Made man, Self-made Born to Good Luck; or The Boy Who Succeeded. $aUnited States :$bFrank Tousey Publisher,$c1905. Fame and Fortune Weekly, No. 2, October 13, 1905 David Edwards, SF2001, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "Born to Good Luck; or The Boy Who Succeeded" by a Self-made Man is a serialized adventure story probably written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around a young boy named Dick Armstrong, who works under poor conditions for the Maslin family and has become a victim of bullying and injustice. After a series of confrontations, including accusations of theft and mistreatment, Dick decides to strike out on his own in search of a better life. The opening of the story introduces Dick as he endures a confrontation with Luke Maslin, the storekeeper's son, who bullies him about his status as a "charity boy." Following an escalating conflict, which involves physical altercations and a false accusation of theft against him by Silas Maslin, Dick resolves to run away. He later teams up with his friend Joe Fletcher, embarking on a series of adventures that involve gathering apples, uncovering a robbery plot against a miserly old man, and ultimately aiming to establish his independence and success in the world. This initial portion sets the stage for themes of resilience, the pursuit of fortune, and moral dilemmas that Dick faces in his quest for a better station in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fx US Reading ease score: 81.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dime novels Success -- Fiction Fortune -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 233798 2025-07-26T13:54:50.812699 text/html 212588 2024-10-18T19:26:48 text/html 591730 2025-07-26T13:54:57.997678 application/epub+zip 591274 2025-07-26T13:54:53.005701 application/epub+zip 581349 2025-07-26T13:54:51.714690 application/epub+zip 1408154 2025-07-26T13:55:01.466674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1387086 2025-07-26T13:54:57.084686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1377484 2022-09-30T10:33:29.686943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212868 2025-07-26T13:54:50.079702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192861 2024-10-18T19:26:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16977 2025-07-26T13:55:01.618628 application/rdf+xml 32808 2025-07-26T13:54:52.225696 image/jpeg 4724 2025-07-26T13:54:51.912679 image/jpeg 376675 2025-07-26T13:54:50.851702 application/octet-stream application/zip