Mr Hogarth's Will

Catherine Helen Spence (1825 - 1910)

Jane and Elsie Melville were raised by their kindly but eccentric uncle, Mr Hogarth who believed that women were just as good as men, and thus gave his nieces a boy's education. Upon his death, they find that he has left his entire fortune to his heretofore unknown son and left them only a small allowance, expecting them to make their own way in the world using the education he furnished them. Will the girls survive in a world that expects them, at the most, to become governesses? (summary by Karen Savage)

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Will, part 1 Karen Savage
00:11:37
Play 02 The Will, part 2 Karen Savage
00:12:27
Play 03 Disappointment and Hope; Prose and Poetry, part 1 Karen Savage
00:15:41
Play 04 Disappointment and Hope; Prose and Poetry, part 2 Karen Savage
00:11:59
Play 05 Closed Doors, part 1 Karen Savage
00:14:56
Play 06 Closed Doors, part 2 Karen Savage
00:11:43
Play 07 An Evening at Mr Rennie's, part 1 Karen Savage
00:11:14
Play 08 An Evening at Mr Rennie's, part 2 Karen Savage
00:12:19
Play 09 A Humble Friend Amanda Hindman
00:10:40
Play 10 A Bundle Of Old Letters Amanda Hindman
00:22:39
Play 11 Up And Down Amanda Hindman
00:19:39
Play 12 Peggy Walker's Adventures, part 1 Amanda Hindman
00:11:34
Play 13 Peggy Walker's Adventures, part 2 Amanda Hindman
00:34:31
Play 14 Elsie's Literary Venture, and Its Success Amanda Hindman
00:12:52
Play 15 Some Grave Talk In Gay Company Rechelle
00:20:49
Play 16 Mr. Brandon In Edinburgh redabrus
00:25:18
Play 17 Peggy's Visitors, And Francis' Resolution redabrus
00:12:58
Play 18 Good News For Francis redabrus
00:15:46
Play 19 How Francis Received The Good News redabrus
00:20:56
Play 20 Jane's Situation redabrus
00:38:48
Play 21 Elsie's Situation Rechelle
00:12:47
Play 22 Elsie Refuses An Excellent Offer Sibella Denton
00:17:52
Play 23 Elsie Accepts Of A New Situation Sibella Denton
00:08:54
Play 24 A Letter From Australia For Francis, Which Causes Surprise In An Unexpected Quarter Sibella Denton
00:18:58
Play 25 Harriett Phillips Does A Little Bit Of Shopping, Which Is Somewhat Fatal To Her Projects Sibella Denton
00:13:27
Play 26 Francis Makes A Favourable Impression On Harriett Phillips Sibella Denton
00:16:49
Play 27 A Bonnet Gained And A Lover Lost Jilliane Brandt
00:10:06
Play 28 A Seance Jilliane Brandt
00:14:25
Play 29 Spiritualism, Love, And Politics Sibella Denton
00:09:17
Play 30 Chiefly Political Sibella Denton
00:12:31
Play 31 Good-Bye Sibella Denton
00:16:52
Play 32 Francis Hogarth's Canvass And Election Sibella Denton
00:34:26
Play 33 Mrs. Phillips's First Grief Sibella Denton
00:16:51
Play 34 Another Good-Bye Sibella Denton
00:16:36
Play 35 Mr. Brandon's Second Proposal To Elsie, And Its Fate Sibella Denton
00:12:11
Play 36 Mrs. Peck Sibella Denton
00:20:08
Play 37 Raising The Wind Sibella Denton
00:19:43
Play 38 Miss Phillips Meets With A Congenial Spirit In Victoria Sibella Denton
00:11:32
Play 39 Dr. Grant Prosecutes His Suit With Caution And Success, And Brandon Finds His Love-Making All To Do Over Again Sibella Denton
00:22:00
Play 40 Mrs. Peck's Progress Sibella Denton
00:10:31
Play 41 Business Interrupted By Love Sibella Denton
00:31:03
Play 42 Mrs. Phillips Is Relieved Sibella Denton
00:10:51
Play 43 Mrs. Peck's Communication Sibella Denton
00:22:25
Play 44 Mrs. Peck's Disappointment Sibella Denton
00:20:09
Play 45 Elsie Melville's Letter Sibella Denton
00:12:16
Play 46 What Can Be Made Of It? Sibella Denton
00:22:41
Play 47 Not So Bad, After All Sibella Denton
00:12:40
Play 48 Meeting Sibella Denton
00:13:32
Play 49 Epilogue Sibella Denton
00:22:30