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Herbert Carter's Legacy; Or, the Inventor's Son

by Horatio Alger Jr.

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Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals

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HERBERT CARTER'S LEGACY

Or The Inventor's Son

By Horatio Alger, Jr.

AUTHOR OF “Strong and Steady,” “Strive and Succeed,” “Try and Trust,” “Bound To Rise,” Etc. NEW YORK

CONTENTS

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

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

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