Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 424 Vance, Louis Joseph 1879 1933 Smith, Winchell 1871 1933 Brown, Arthur William 1881 1966 The Fortune Hunter The plot of the story is taken from the comedy of the same title by Mr. Winchell Smith. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Anuradha Valsa Raj, Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Fortune Hunter" by Louis Joseph Vance and Winchell Smith is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Nathaniel Duncan, an everyman of sorts who struggles with his identity and self-worth in the face of financial ruin and societal expectations. In a world that seems to measure value through wealth, Duncan's plight becomes a reflection on ambition, societal pressures, and personal integrity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Duncan as he is called back to a New York office and ultimately faces the prospect of losing his job. Throughout this opening section, we witness his deep struggles with inadequacy and his acute awareness of his failure to fit into the business world, contrasting sharply with the successes of others like his friend Harry Kellogg. Duncan’s interactions illustrate his charming yet tragic character as he tries to navigate the complexities of fate and friendship, leading to an intriguing yet daunting proposition by Kellogg: to marry for money. This twist sets the stage for a tale of ambition and moral inquiry, inviting readers to consider the costs of success and the definition of true fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 456701 2025-08-04T09:49:20.915048 text/html 452228 2021-01-02T07:46:35 text/html 1027540 2025-08-04T09:49:29.473496 application/epub+zip 1030196 2025-08-04T09:49:23.608991 application/epub+zip 254657 2025-08-04T09:49:22.411990 application/epub+zip 1217157 2025-08-04T09:49:33.938466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1187114 2025-08-04T09:49:28.427486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397834 2022-09-05T05:12:24.500187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422881 2025-08-04T09:49:19.425027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422729 2021-01-02T07:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 422720 2021-01-02T07:46:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21317 2025-08-04T09:49:34.085442 application/rdf+xml 13068 2025-08-04T09:49:22.918994 image/jpeg 3292 2025-08-04T09:49:22.664013 image/jpeg 168019 2021-01-02T07:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 958324 2021-01-02T07:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 167968 2021-01-02T07:46:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 1035213 2025-08-04T09:49:20.978026 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia