Mr Hogarth's Will
Catherine Helen Spence
49 chapters · 13 h 52 min · English
Read by Karen Savage, Amanda Hindman, Rechelle, redabrus, Sibella Denton, Jilliane Brandt
General Fiction
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Jane and Elsie Melville were raised by their kindly but eccentric uncle, Mr Hogarth who believed that women were just as good as men, and thus gave his nieces a boy's education. Upon his death, they find that he has left his entire fortune to his heretofore unknown son and left them only a small allowance, expecting them to make their own way in the world using the education he furnished them. Will the girls survive in a world that expects them, at the most, to become governesses? (summary by Karen Savage)
Chapters
1 The Will, part 1 12 min 2 The Will, part 2 12 min 3 Disappointment and Hope; Prose and Poetry, part 1 16 min 4 Disappointment and Hope; Prose and Poetry, part 2 12 min 5 Closed Doors, part 1 15 min 6 Closed Doors, part 2 12 min 7 An Evening at Mr Rennie's, part 1 11 min 8 An Evening at Mr Rennie's, part 2 12 min 9 A Humble Friend 11 min 10 A Bundle Of Old Letters 23 min 11 Up And Down 20 min 12 Peggy Walker's Adventures, part 1 12 min 13 Peggy Walker's Adventures, part 2 35 min 14 Elsie's Literary Venture, and Its Success 13 min 15 Some Grave Talk In Gay Company 21 min 16 Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh 25 min 17 Peggy's Visitors, And Francis' Resolution 13 min 18 Good News For Francis 16 min 19 How Francis Received The Good News 21 min 20 Jane's Situation 39 min 21 Elsie's Situation 13 min 22 Elsie Refuses An Excellent Offer 18 min 23 Elsie Accepts Of A New Situation 9 min 24 A Letter From Australia For Francis, Which Causes Surprise In An Unexpected Quarter 19 min 25 Harriett Phillips Does A Little Bit Of Shopping, Which Is Somewhat Fatal To Her Projects 13 min 26 Francis Makes A Favourable Impression On Harriett Phillips 17 min 27 A Bonnet Gained And A Lover Lost 10 min 28 A Seance 14 min 29 Spiritualism, Love, And Politics 9 min 30 Chiefly Political 13 min 31 Good-Bye 17 min 32 Francis Hogarth's Canvass And Election 34 min 33 Mrs. Phillips's First Grief 17 min 34 Another Good-Bye 17 min 35 Mr. Brandon's Second Proposal To Elsie, And Its Fate 12 min 36 Mrs. Peck 20 min 37 Raising The Wind 20 min 38 Miss Phillips Meets With A Congenial Spirit In Victoria 12 min 39 Dr. Grant Prosecutes His Suit With Caution And Success, And Brandon Finds His Love-Making All To Do Over Again 22 min 40 Mrs. Peck's Progress 11 min 41 Business Interrupted By Love 31 min 42 Mrs. Phillips Is Relieved 11 min 43 Mrs. Peck's Communication 22 min 44 Mrs. Peck's Disappointment 20 min 45 Elsie Melville's Letter 12 min 46 What Can Be Made Of It? 23 min 47 Not So Bad, After All 13 min 48 Meeting 14 min 49 Epilogue 22 min
