Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son
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Chapters (78)
- HERBERT CARTER'S LEGACY
- Or The Inventor's Son
- AUTHOR OF “Strong and Steady,” “Strive and Succeed,” “Try and Trust,” “Bound To Rise,” Etc. NEW YORK
- BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CHAPTER I
- MRS. CARTER RECEIVES A LETTER
- CHAPTER II
- WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED
- CHAPTER III
- HERBERT MEETS A RELATIVE
- CHAPTER IV
- READING THE WILL
- CHAPTER V
- WHAT CAME AFTERWARD
- CHAPTER VI
- THE LAWYER'S HOME
- CHAPTER VII
- A WELCOME DISCOVERY
- CHAPTER VIII
- HERBERT'S RETURN
- CHAPTER IX
- A BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
- CHAPTER X
- SQUIRE LEECH IS BAFFLED
- CHAPTER XI
- SICKNESS
- CHAPTER XII
- POOR AND PROUD
- CHAPTER XIII
- MR. BANKS, THE SUPERINTENDENT
- CHAPTER XIV
- HERBERT'S NEW UNDERTAKING
- CHAPTER XV
- THE CRISIS APPROACHES
- CHAPTER XVI
- AN UNEXPECTED OFFER
- CHAPTER XVII
- WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINED
- “NANCY CARTER.”
- CHAPTER XVIII
- HOW THE SQUIRE WAS CIRCUMVENTED
- CHAPTER XIX
- HERBERT BECOMES A PROFESSOR
- CHAPTER XX
- PROSPECT POND
- CHAPTER XXI
- ROWING
- CHAPTER XXII
- ANDREW TEMPLE
- CHAPTER XXIII
- TEMPLE THE TEMPTER
- CHAPTER XXIV
- JAMES IS SNUBBED
- CHAPTER XXV
- THE NEW BOAT
- CHAPTER XXVI
- THE RIVAL BOATMEN
- CHAPTER XXVII
- THE RACE
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- MRS. CARTER'S GUEST
- CHAPTER XXIX
- A BITTER PILL
- CHAPTER XXX
- OUT OF WORK AGAIN
- CHAPTER XXXI
- A NEW START
- CHAPTER XXXII
- OPENING THE CAMPAIGN
- CHAPTER XXXIII
- HERBERT AS A NEWSBOY
- CHAPTER XXXIV
- HERBERT'S LEGACY
- CHAPTER XXXV
- HERBERT'S RETURN
- CHAPTER XXXVI
- CONCLUSION
- THE END
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