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Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 1: A Lucky Deal; or The 'Cutest Boy in Wall Street

Frank Tousey (1853 - 1902)

A Lucky Deal is a story of a young New York lad who, in the process of looking for a job, becomes a hero and lands a dream job as a messenger boy in Wall Street. This gives him access to people and information that he can use constructively to build himself up. Along the way, he has a powerful, saving influence on many of those around him. (Summary by Keith Salis)

Genre(s): Children's Fiction

Language: English

Group: Fame and Fortune Weekly

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Ch 1 The Wolf at the Door	Keith Salis	00:08:10
Play 01	Ch 2 In which Jack Hazzard Makes a Hero of Himself	Keith Salis	00:09:35
Play 02	Ch 3 In which Jack Gets a Job in Wall Street	Keith Salis	00:07:52
Play 03	Ch 4 How Jack Proposes to Raise the Rent Money	Keith Salis	00:08:43
Play 04	Ch 5 How Jack Adds another Feather to His Cap	Keith Salis	00:08:43
Play 05	Ch 6 What Jack Picked up on Wall Street	Keith Salis	00:08:36
Play 06	Ch 7 In which Jack Restores the Oblong Yellow Envelope and its Contents to its Owner	Keith Salis	00:09:53
Play 07	Ch 8 A Derelict of Wall Street	Keith Salis	00:08:59
Play 08	Ch 9 Jack's First Investment	Keith Salis	00:06:23
Play 09	Ch 10 How Jack Acquired Inside Information	Keith Salis	00:07:14
Play 10	Ch 11 The Greatest Scare of His Life	Keith Salis	00:10:05
Play 11	Ch 12 The Dude and the Violets	Keith Salis	00:06:44
Play 12	Ch 13 Silas Hockins, from Avalanch, NJ	Keith Salis	00:06:27
Play 13	Ch 14 A Pointer - Worth What?	Keith Salis	00:07:42
Play 14	Ch 15 In the Grasp of the Market	Keith Salis	00:07:37
Play 15	Ch 16 Playing for a High Stake	Keith Salis	00:06:27
Play 16	Ch 17 The Gopher Mining Company Turns up a Trump	Keith Salis	00:06:11
Play 17	Ch 18 A Lucky Deal	Keith Salis	00:10:33

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