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The Fortune Hunter is a novel written by Louis Joseph Vance, originally published in 1910. The story follows the adventures of Michael Lanyard, a former thief turned private investigator, as he is hired by a wealthy heiress named Lucy Shannon to recover a stolen necklace. Along... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Fortune Hunter is a novel by David Graham Phillips that tells the story of a young man named Amos Judd who becomes a successful businessman in the early 1900s. Judd is a self-made man who rises from poverty to wealth through hard work and determination. He is driven by his... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Fortune Hunter is a novel by Louis Joseph Vance that tells the story of a young American heiress named Miss Betty Van de Poel, who travels to Europe in search of adventure and romance. While in London, she meets a dashing British aristocrat named Sir Nigel Anstruthers, who... Read Full Overview

"The Fortune Hunter" from Louis Joseph Vance. American novelist (1879-1933).

Louis Joseph Vance was an American novelist, born in Washington, D. C., and educated in the preparatory department of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He wrote short stories and verse after 1901, then composed many popular novels.