Project Gutenberg 2022-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 174 Stimson, Frederic Jesup 1855 1943 J. S. of Dale Stimson, F. J. (Frederic Jesup) Stimson, Frederic J. (Frederic Jesup) Dale, J. S. of The Residuary Legatee; Or, The Posthumous Jest of the Late John Austin $aUnited States :$bCharles Scribner's Sons,$c1888. D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by University of California libraries) "The Residuary Legatee; Or, The Posthumous Jest of the Late John Austin" by Stimson is a work of fiction written in the late 19th century. This novel intricately weaves themes of inheritance and romance, centered around the character Austin May, who returns to his family estate after several years away, ushering in a series of unforeseen complications regarding his legacy and love life. As he navigates the complexities of his uncle's will, which includes peculiar stipulations and a mysterious “residuary legatee,” readers are invited into a world of wit, charm, and playful intrigue. At the start of the story, Austin May arrives at his family estate in Brookline, Massachusetts, encountering only an uncharacteristically quiet household and the somewhat chatty housekeeper, Mrs. Eastman. With a St. Bernard dog named Fides accompanying him, May showcases his bachelor lifestyle while contemplating his return to the estate and the memories it holds. As he grapples with the readings of an old will, he discovers that his inheritance is tied to an intriguing condition that may dramatically affect his future romances, particularly with May Austin, his cousin, whom he has unresolved feelings for. There’s a sense of humor and irony woven into the narrative as May begins to experience the implications of his uncle's eccentric legal choices, setting the stage for a unique exploration of love, obligation, and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/residuarylegatee00stimiala/mode/2up 20201211144630stimson 1888 us Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 203230 2025-07-26T14:34:04.562653 text/html 183658 2024-10-18T19:52:40 text/html 261786 2025-07-26T14:34:09.989640 application/epub+zip 260448 2025-07-26T14:34:05.504691 application/epub+zip 156127 2025-07-26T14:34:05.008628 application/epub+zip 315140 2025-07-26T14:34:12.964669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295167 2025-07-26T14:34:09.581657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191166 2022-09-30T11:56:07.989322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174189 2025-07-26T14:34:03.917679 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154010 2024-10-18T19:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17549 2025-07-26T14:34:13.115636 application/rdf+xml 17487 2025-07-26T14:34:05.177708 image/jpeg 2626 2025-07-26T14:34:05.098652 image/jpeg 241920 2025-07-26T14:34:04.585721 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