Hector's Inheritance: The Boys of Smith Institute

by Jr Horatio Alger

Overview

Hector's Inheritance was published in 1900. It tells the story of Hector Roscoe, whose uncle does everything in his power to cheat Hector out of his rightful inheritance. At the time he was saving his money, Hector regarded himself as the heir and future possessor of a large estate, and had no expectation of ever needing the money he was saving. It had been in his mind that it would give him an opportuniy of helping, out of his private funds, any deserving poor person who might apply to him. When his uncle made the unexpected revelation that he had no claim to the estate, he was glad that he was not quite penniless. Wisely, Hector does not believe his uncle, and sets out to prove his claim.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987046007
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	03/11/2019
Series:	Classic Fiction for Young Adults , #83
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.