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PREFACE.
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"Luck and Pluck" appeared as a serial1 story in the juvenile2 department of Ballou's Magazine for the year 1869, and is therefore already familiar to a very large constituency of young readers. It is now presented in book form, as the first of a series of six volumes, designed to illustrate3 the truth that a manly4 spirit is better than the gifts of fortune. Early trial and struggle, as the history of the majority of our successful men abundantly attests5, tend to strengthen and invigorate the character.
The author trusts that John Oakley, his young hero, will find many friends, and that his career will not only be followed with interest, but teach a lesson of patient fortitude6 and resolute7 endeavor, and a determination to conquer fortune, and compel its smiles. He has no fear that any boy-reader will be induced to imitate Ben Brayton, whose selfishness and meanness are likely to meet a fitting recompense.
New York, Nov. 8, 1869.
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| n.连本影片，连本电视节目；adj.连续的 | |
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| n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的 | |
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fortitude
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| adj.坚决的，果敢的 | |
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