The Fortune Hunter
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in early twentieth-century American fiction and social themes
- Students of American literature focused on wealth and marriage
- Readers who need a public-domain English text for reading or excerpting
- Readers who enjoy social novels of manners and do not mind long narratives
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer short, fast-paced works and lack patience
- Readers with weak English skills who need a Chinese guide
- Those who only want canonical classics and have limited interest in popular social novels
Reading tips
- Read the opening chapters first to clarify character relationships, then proceed chapter by chapter.
- Take notes on how characters view money and marriage for later discussion.
- Consult background material on early twentieth-century American society to understand character motivation.
- If the English is difficult, read a Chinese synopsis first, then return to key chapters in the original.
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About the author
David Graham Phillips (1867–1911) was an American novelist. Twelve of his works are held in this collection, including Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise, The Plum Tree, The Second Generation, The Cost, The Price She Paid, The Grain of Dust, The Fortune Hunter and The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig. Public information about him is limited, and the details of his life are difficult to verify, but these works show that he used fiction to engage with social realities, often centering on wealth, class, marriage and the fate of women. His writing has a critical edge, with carefully developed plots and a realistic style that reflects the manners of his time and comments on its social problems. Susan Lenox in particular shows his sustained concern with the lives of women.
