Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence
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"Mr. Hogarth's Will" by Catherine Helen Spence is a novel published in 1864. Two Scottish nieces who expected to inherit their uncle's fortune discover he has left everything to an unknown son instead. Forced to make their own way in the world without assistance, the sisters must navigate unemployment and poverty while maintaining their independence. This early feminist work combines social commentary on women's economic struggles with elements of domestic realism, comparing
life in Scotland and colonial Australia while questioning whether birth or personal merit should determine one's worth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mr. Hogarth's Will |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Hogarth%27s_Will |
| Credits | Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Australia -- Fiction |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sisters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Scotland -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4224 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 455 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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