Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 2: Born to Good Luck; or The Boy Who Succeeded
Frank Tousey
17 chapters · 2 h 30 min · English
Read by Keith Salis
Children's Fiction
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Dick Armstrong is an enterprising young man who works his way out of a slave-labor situation to become a successful businessman at only age 17. He shows through cool, reasonable understanding of business, an honest man can make something of himself if he takes advantage of the opportunities given him. (Summary by Keith Salis)
Chapters
1 Ch 1 The Scrap at Cobham's Corner 9 min 2 Ch 2 Accused of Theft 10 min 3 Ch 3 Leaving His Home 9 min 4 Ch 4 On Board the Minnehaha 7 min 5 Ch 5 In which Silas Maslin Fails to Recover His Runaway 8 min 6 Ch 6 How Dick Runs Across a Deserted Farmhouse, and what He Finds There 9 min 7 Ch 7 Dick's First Speculation 8 min 8 Ch 8 In which Dick Takes a Partner, and the Firm Winds up the Apple Speculation 8 min 9 Ch 9 A Transaction in Nuts 9 min 10 Ch 10 In which Dick Finds Luke Maslin in Bad Company and Overhears a Shady Scheme 7 min 11 Ch 11 Dick and Joe on the Trail of Mudgett, Tim Bunker, and their Dupe 8 min 12 Ch 12 Dick and Joe Block Mudgett and Tim Bunker's Shady Enterprise 8 min 13 Ch 13 Wreck and Rescue 10 min 14 Ch 14 Dick Buys an Invention that Proves to be a Winner 10 min 15 Ch 15 A Nervy Venture and what Came of It 9 min 16 Ch 16 A Night Attack and a Recognition 8 min 17 Ch 17 What Finally Comes to the Boy Who Succeeded 10 min
