Project Gutenberg 2010-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 67 Stratemeyer, Edward 1862 1930 Winfield, Arthur M. Steward, Ray M. Bonehill, Ralph Bonehill, Captain Ralph Young Auctioneers; Or, The Polishing of a Rolling Stone Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Dan Horwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Youth Auctioneers; Or, The Polishing of a Rolling Stone" by Edward Stratemeyer is a juvenile fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Matt Lincoln, a homeless yet resourceful teenager who becomes involved with the world of auctioneering after a series of setbacks in his life, including the loss of family and financial stability. He forms a partnership with Andrew Dilks, a former assistant auctioneer, as they embark on an adventurous journey to sell goods and make a living on the road. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to Matt Lincoln attending an auction sale, where he witnesses an unfair accusation against a young lady named Ida Bartlett. This sets the stage for Matt's character as someone who stands up for what is right. Following the auction incident, Matt learns about the world of traveling auctioneers from Andrew Dilks, which sparks his interest in joining this business. The opening chapters delve into Matt's past, his determination to pursue a more promising future, and the challenges he faces as he attempts to carve out a place for himself in an unfamiliar profession. The action quickly escalates, including a dramatic encounter at the auction house and a fire at the stable, demonstrating Matt's courage and adaptability as he prepares to hit the road with his new partner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31140/31140-h/31140-h_files/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/31140/31140-h/images/cover.jpg en Auctions -- Juvenile fiction Auctioneers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 423114 423146 2024-10-13T09:18:48.720007 2023-09-13T13:15:19.901552 text/html text/html 444275 2013-03-06T18:55:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 560380 2013-03-06T18:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570167 2024-10-13T09:18:56.069157 application/epub+zip 577926 2024-10-13T09:18:49.724026 application/epub+zip 224821 2024-10-13T09:18:49.211006 application/epub+zip 749073 2024-10-13T09:19:01.115972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721123 2024-10-13T09:18:55.533960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359223 2022-09-14T10:26:35.592085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353777 353574 2024-10-13T09:18:47.020031 2023-09-13T13:15:18.383488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 353437 2013-03-06T18:55:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 129262 2013-03-06T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 353428 2013-03-06T18:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129241 2013-03-06T18:55:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22681 2024-10-13T09:19:01.265926 application/rdf+xml 33668 2024-10-13T09:18:49.305987 image/jpeg 5010 2024-10-13T09:18:49.258012 image/jpeg 558392 2024-10-13T09:18:48.771002 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Dixon, Franklin W. en.wikipedia