Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 811 Spence, Catherine Helen 1825 1910 Mr. Hogarth's Will Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Hogarth%27s_Will Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Mr. Hogarth's Will" by Catherine Helen Spence is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the lives of two orphaned sisters, Jane and Alice Melville, who are unexpectedly disinherited by their eccentric uncle, Mr. Hogarth, who instead leaves his fortune to an illegitimate son, Francis Ormistown. The narrative explores themes of gender, independence, and societal expectations in a rapidly changing world. The opening of the book presents the aftermath of Mr. Hogarth's funeral, where the sisters, still in mourning, are confronted with the shocking revelation of their uncle's will. As they grapple with the implications of their financial ruin and their uncle’s peculiar beliefs about women's independence, both Jane and Alice are thrust into uncertainty regarding their futures. Jane's determination to make her own way contrasts sharply with Alice's despair, setting the stage for their struggles and aspirations in a society that offers few options for women. As the story unfolds, we witness Jane's attempts to navigate various job opportunities while Alice seeks solace in her literary pursuits, hinting at their respective paths ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Australia -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Sisters -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels 938782 2025-08-02T10:35:13.914112 text/html 924916 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/html 411442 2025-08-02T10:35:25.158107 application/epub+zip 427121 2025-08-02T10:35:17.186145 application/epub+zip 411317 2025-08-02T10:35:15.892126 application/epub+zip 730450 2025-08-02T10:35:31.476022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 706234 2025-08-02T10:35:24.305064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675182 2022-09-02T13:33:46.788951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 880600 2025-08-02T10:35:11.842115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 880463 2020-12-27T20:43:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18684 2025-08-02T10:35:31.627021 application/rdf+xml 14223 2025-08-02T10:35:16.419087 image/jpeg 3802 2025-08-02T10:35:16.159088 image/jpeg 329417 2020-12-27T20:43:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 323737 2020-12-27T20:43:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 400389 2025-08-02T10:35:13.990117 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia