The complete online text of That Fortune by Charles Dudley Warner.

In the Biographical Dictionary and Synopsis of Books Ancient and Modern (1902), Charles Dudley Warner is described as "an American man of letters and novelist." Something of his personality and literary judgment may also be revealed in the descriptions o...

At the entrance to the park along the bluff, gambling it's too early for the dog police, Burke reels in the excited silky body and gets him to stand still long enough to be unleashed. Instantly, the golden retriever zigzags off, ignorant of ordinances,...

It was the late 20th century's version of a gold rush, carried out in business suits. In the 1990s the Internet began to attract entrepreneurs, investors and speculators. Some made fortunes. Many didn't. In 1993, businesses and the media became aware of the...

U.S. economic activity should pick up for the rest of this year and into 2008 as the drag from a decline in the housing market dissipates, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.But the IMF warned that growth is uncomfortably close to the 2 percent "stall...

A Bush administration official apologized Thursday for a newsletter sent to thousands of government employees that encouraged them to consider fuel-efficient vehicles built by Japanese automakers."I deeply regret that our newsletter offended anyone, especially those Americans working in the automobile industry and the millions of...