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Mr. Hogarth's Will

Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910)

Novel · first published 1865 · London: Richard Bentley

Two sisters disinherited by an eccentric uncle must earn their own living, first in Scotland and then in colonial Australia: an early novel about women and work.

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About 155,589 words · roughly 10.9 hours of reading (long) · 29 sections online · In: Early women writers

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Catherine Helen Spence (author) died in 1910. Australian copyright then lasted 50 years after the author's death, so it ended on 31 December 1960. The 2005 extension to 70 years did not revive copyright that had already expired.

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First published in 1865. In the United States, works published before 1 January 1931 are in the public domain.

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Contents

  1. Mr. Hogarth's Will
  2. by
  3. Catherine Helen Spence
  4. CONTENTS
  5. Volume I
  6. Volume II.
  7. Volume III.
  8. Volume I.
  9. Chapter I.
  10. The Will
  11. Chapter II.
  12. Disappointment and Hope; Prose and Poetry
  13. Chapter III.
  14. Closed Doors
  15. Chapter IV.
  16. An Evening At Mr. Rennie's
  17. Chapter V.
  18. A Humble Friend
  19. Chapter VI.
  20. A Bundle Of Old Letters
  21. Chapter VII.
  22. Up And Down
  23. Chapter VIII.
  24. Peggy Walker's Adventures
  25. Chapter IX.
  26. Peggy Walker's Adventures
  27. Chapter X.
  28. Elsie's Literary Venture, and Its Success
  29. Chapter XI.
  30. Some Grave Talk In Gay Company
  31. Chapter XII.
  32. Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh
  33. Chapter XIII.
  34. Peggy's Visitors, And Francis' Resolution
  35. Chapter XIV.
  36. Good News For Francis
  37. Volume II.
  38. Chapter I.
  39. How Francis Received The Good News
  40. Chapter II.
  41. Jane's Situation
  42. Chapter III.
  43. Elsie's Situation
  44. Chapter IV.
  45. Elsie Refuses An Excellent Offer
  46. Chapter V.
  47. Elsie Accepts Of A New Situation
  48. Chapter VI.
  49. A Letter From Australia For Francis, Which Causes Surprise In An Unexpected Quarter
  50. Chapter VII.
  51. Harriett Phillips Does A Little Bit Of Shopping, Which Is Somewhat Fatal To Her Projects
  52. Chapter VIII.
  53. Francis Makes A Favourable Impression On Harriett Phillips
  54. Chapter IX.
  55. A Bonnet Gained And A Lover Lost
  56. Chapter X.
  57. A Seance
  58. Chapter XI.
  59. Spiritualism, Love, And Politics
  60. Chapter XII.
  61. Chiefly Political
  62. Chapter XIII.
  63. Good-Bye
  64. Chapter XIV.
  65. Francis Hogarth's Canvass And Election
  66. Chapter XV.
  67. Mrs. Phillips's First Grief
  68. Chapter XVI.
  69. Another Good-Bye
  70. Volume III.
  71. Chapter I.
  72. Mr. Brandon's Second Proposal To Elsie, And Its Fate
  73. Chapter II.
  74. Mrs. Peck
  75. Chapter III.
  76. Raising The Wind
  77. Chapter IV.
  78. Miss Phillips Meets With A Congenial Spirit In Victoria
  79. Chapter V.
  80. Dr. Grant Prosecutes His Suit With Caution And Success, And Brandon Finds His Love-Making All To Do Over Again
  81. Chapter VI.
  82. Mrs. Peck's Progress
  83. Chapter VII.
  84. Business Interrupted By Love
  85. Chapter VIII.
  86. Mrs. Phillips Is Relieved
  87. Chapter IX.
  88. Mrs. Peck's Communication
  89. Chapter X.
  90. Mrs. Peck's Disappointment
  91. Chapter XI.
  92. Elsie Melville's Letter
  93. Chapter XII.
  94. What Can Be Made Of It?
  95. Chapter XIII.
  96. Not So Bad, After All
  97. Chapter XIV.
  98. Meeting
  99. Epilogue

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