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 Project Gutenberg 2025-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 415 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor 12037404 Three millions! : $b or, The way of the world $aBoston, MA :$bLee and Shepard Publishers, $c1891. "Three millions! : or, The way of the world" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. It centers on Eugene Hungerford, a principled young New Englander suddenly enriched by his uncle’s immense fortune—on the condition that he marry and produce a son named John Hungerford—setting up a conflict between love, duty, and personal integrity. The story moves among Poppleton’s mills and harbor and the nearby islands, following Eugene’s feelings for Mary Kingman, the attentions of an ardent artist, Eliot Buckstone, and the counsel of his friend Dick Birch, as wealth collides with character and community. The opening of the novel recounts the rise and death of Baltimore magnate John Hungerford and the reading of his elaborate will: generous bequests to friends and charities, and the bulk—three million dollars—held in trust for nephew Eugene until age thirty, to be inherited outright only if he is married and father to a son named John; otherwise the estate is divided among family members and institutions. Eugene, his mother, and sister Julia return to Poppleton dazed by their new status, while Eugene wrestles with the idea of marriage on principle rather than for money, dreams of improving Pine Hill, and sketches modest philanthropic plans to build decent homes for the poor. His college friend Dick Birch arrives, becomes his adviser, and warns him not to let pride or the will’s “price” chill genuine love. Meanwhile, a marine painter, Eliot Buckstone, spots Mary Kingman adrift after losing her oars and swims out, but Eugene and Dick soon tow her safely in, leading to a visit at her family’s weathered house on The Great Bell. There, Eugene’s restraint and stiffness—born of his fear of seeming to buy love—leave Mary unassured, while the charming Buckstone shows keen interest, setting the stage for the social and romantic tensions to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Millionaires -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: American Literature 893071 2025-07-30T08:40:40.081271 text/html 867621 2025-07-23T03:40:46 text/html 1381997 2025-07-30T08:40:54.160182 application/epub+zip 1377480 2025-07-30T08:40:42.704270 application/epub+zip 532048 2025-07-30T08:40:41.216400 application/epub+zip 2106420 2025-07-30T08:41:02.052156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1811092 2025-07-30T08:40:52.752188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813870 2025-07-30T08:40:36.156299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794162 2025-07-23T03:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14011 2025-07-30T08:41:02.213148 application/rdf+xml 14656 2025-07-30T08:40:41.456258 image/jpeg 2095 2025-07-30T08:40:41.328236 image/jpeg 1709319 2025-07-30T08:40:40.171294 application/octet-stream application/zip More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia