Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 Spence, Catherine Helen 1825 1910 Mr. Hogarth's Will Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Mr. Hogarth's Will" by Catherine Helen Spence is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two orphaned sisters, Jane and Alice Melville, who are unexpectedly disinherited by their eccentric uncle, Mr. Hogarth, who instead leaves his fortune to an illegitimate son, Francis Ormistown. The narrative explores themes of gender, independence, and societal expectations in a rapidly changing world. The opening of the book presents the aftermath of Mr. Hogarth's funeral, where the sisters, still in mourning, are confronted with the shocking revelation of their uncle's will. As they grapple with the implications of their financial ruin and their uncle’s peculiar beliefs about women's independence, both Jane and Alice are thrust into uncertainty regarding their futures. Jane's determination to make her own way contrasts sharply with Alice's despair, setting the stage for their struggles and aspirations in a society that offers few options for women. As the story unfolds, we witness Jane's attempts to navigate various job opportunities while Alice seeks solace in her literary pursuits, hinting at their respective paths ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 938645 930380 2024-10-02T11:38:32.847970 2023-10-02T10:01:50.726191 text/html text/html 924916 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 329417 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411375 2024-10-02T11:38:45.156908 application/epub+zip 427157 2024-10-02T11:38:36.370935 application/epub+zip 411352 2024-10-02T11:38:34.942001 application/epub+zip 730482 2024-10-02T11:38:51.895865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706234 2024-10-02T11:38:44.192900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675182 2022-09-02T13:33:46.788951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 880600 880567 2024-10-02T11:38:30.879000 2023-10-02T10:01:49.108230 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 880463 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323737 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20213 2024-10-02T11:38:52.105856 application/rdf+xml 14223 2024-10-02T11:38:35.528955 image/jpeg 3802 2024-10-02T11:38:35.235956 image/jpeg 400347 2024-10-02T11:38:32.928954 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 en.wikipedia