Project Gutenberg 2023-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 203 Weldon, S. James 00003136 Twenty years a fakir 20 years a fakir $aUnited States :$bGate City Book and Novelty Company, $c1899. MFR, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Twenty Years a Fakir" by S. James Weldon is an autobiographical narrative written in the late 19th century. This work explores the life of a self-proclaimed fakir, who shares his experiences of hustling and selling various products across America over two decades. The tale focuses on the protagonist’s relentless ambition to succeed despite numerous setbacks and illustrates the diverse and often comedic schemes he employs to make a living as a traveling salesman. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces himself, reflecting on his humble beginnings as a farmer's son in Illinois and his yearning for a life beyond the farm. Driven by a desire for wealth and adventure, he leaves home, encountering a series of jobs, including working as a hotel porter and selling calling cards. He shares humorous anecdotes about his misadventures and failures in various sales endeavors, setting the stage for his journey into the world of fakirdom. The opening portion paints a vivid picture of a young man stepping out into the world, filled with optimism and an eagerness to learn the ropes of street sales and entertainment, leading to a life characterized by clever schemes and survival tactics in an often unforgiving landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/twentyyearsfakir00weld 20200125220428weldon 1899 US Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Weldon, S. James Door-to-door selling Peddling HV Text Category: Humour Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 407133 2025-09-27T13:44:41.905773 text/html 408228 2023-02-18T19:15:09 text/html 811990 2025-09-27T13:44:47.839728 application/epub+zip 811608 2025-09-27T13:44:42.934774 application/epub+zip 243616 2025-09-27T13:44:42.413744 application/epub+zip 895763 2025-09-27T13:44:51.538673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 873479 2025-09-27T13:44:47.243698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370055 2025-09-27T13:44:41.276741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 369824 2023-02-18T19:15:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18466 2025-09-27T13:44:51.680672 application/rdf+xml 5950 2025-09-27T13:44:42.537730 image/jpeg 1543 2025-09-27T13:44:42.474770 image/jpeg 140565 2023-02-18T19:15:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 753293 2023-02-18T19:15:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 818155 2025-09-27T13:44:41.974776 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