Hector's Inheritance

Horatio Alger

ReadHowYouWant.com, 2006 - Fiction - 376 pages

At the time he was saving his money, he regarded himself as the heir and future possessor of the estate, and had no expectation of ever needing it. It had been in his mind that it would give him an opportunity of helping, out of his private funds, any deserving poor person who might apply to him. When the unexpected revelation had been made to him that he had no claim to the estate, he was glad that he was not quite penniless.

About the author

Horatio Alger was born in Massachusetts in 1832. He was a graduate of Harvard University. He was considered one of the most renown writers of the 19th Century. His protagonists were usually young boys who struggled from poverty to achieve success in life. He wrote over 100 books with that theme. His titles include "Ragged Dick," "Adrift in New York," 'Sink or Swim," and "The Odds Against Him," "Rough and Ready,"Sam's Chance,"and "Paul the Peddler." Alger died in 1899.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hector's Inheritance
• Author: Horatio Alger
• Edition: large print
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com, 2006
• ISBN: 1425024157, 9781425024154
• Length: 376 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / General