Project Gutenberg 2017-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 126 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Ralph Raymond's Heir E-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Ralph Raymond's Heir" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the character Ralph Raymond, who, in his final days, reveals to his friend Paul Morton that he has a son named Robert Raymond, setting off a chain of intriguing events that blend themes of deception and the quest for wealth. Morton's ambitions, coupled with the backdrop of Ralph's terminal illness, raise the stakes as loyalties are tested, and the reader is introduced to the struggles of several characters navigating the complexities of morality and greed. At the start of the story, we meet James Cromwell, a clerk in a drugstore who sells a rare poison to a mysterious customer, which leads to suspicions regarding the customer's intentions. We are introduced to the affluent yet troubled Paul Morton, who grapples with financial stresses and the impending loss of his wealthier friend, Ralph Raymond, who comes to stay with him as he nears death. The opening chapters establish a tense atmosphere marked by impending doom and moral corruption, as Cromwell’s discovery of Morton’s connection to the poison and the fate of Ralph’s son sets the stage for a thrilling narrative filled with betrayal and the possible misfortune that accompanies the pursuit of riches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Attempted murder -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 379125 2025-06-22T03:33:48.675743 text/html 363463 2024-10-23T02:01:16 text/html 363500 2025-06-22T03:33:55.287718 application/epub+zip 365990 2025-06-22T03:33:49.705751 application/epub+zip 196730 2025-06-22T03:33:49.176732 application/epub+zip 504751 2025-06-22T03:33:59.594690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464636 2025-06-22T03:33:54.713738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295956 2022-09-24T21:35:05.679882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338493 2023-09-23T12:27:31.728549 text/plain 318612 2024-10-23T02:01:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17861 2025-06-22T03:33:59.739663 application/rdf+xml 28930 2025-06-22T03:33:49.288750 image/jpeg 3962 2025-06-22T03:33:49.232747 image/jpeg 331884 2025-06-22T03:33:48.718769 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