Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Carrie Fellman, and David Widger "Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story centers on Hector Roscoe, a boy who discovers his true status as a dependent rather than the heir to an estate he once believed he would inherit. The narrative explores themes of social class, identity, and the challenges of growing up amidst conflict within a new educational setting. The opening of the book introduces Mr. Allan Roscoe, who receives two letters regarding the education of Hector, his ward, as they prepare to send him to Smith Institute. The first letter from an expensive school highlights the costs associated with high-quality education, while a second, more affordable option from Smith Institute is ultimately accepted. The relationship between Hector and Mr. Roscoe is established, indicating that Hector's fortunes have drastically changed following the death of the man he believed to be his father. As the story progresses, Hector confronts conflicts with his cousin Guy and ultimately proves his resilience when he stands up to the school bully, Jim Smith, marking the beginning of his struggles in both school and life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Schools -- Juvenile fiction Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction Fraud -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction New York (State) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Identity -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 390653 390654 2024-10-03T06:11:21.210573 2023-10-03T06:09:35.975253 text/html text/html 420758 2021-01-27T04:52:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 119841 2021-01-27T04:52:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 202905 2024-10-03T06:11:31.025532 application/epub+zip 209392 2024-10-03T06:11:24.968568 application/epub+zip 192575 2024-10-03T06:11:23.533567 application/epub+zip 469317 2024-10-03T06:11:35.435525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433028 2024-10-03T06:11:30.032545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393994 2022-09-03T08:21:52.996368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302550 302523 2024-10-03T06:11:19.569600 2023-10-03T06:09:34.649229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 313543 2016-09-18T10:53:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 111224 2016-09-18T11:04:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 302323 2009-04-02T16:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109834 2009-04-02T16:45:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23709 2024-10-03T06:11:35.580495 application/rdf+xml 19240 2024-10-03T06:11:24.110570 image/jpeg 4377 2024-10-03T06:11:23.821574 image/jpeg 195885 2024-10-03T06:11:21.239585 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