Helping Himself; or Grant Thornton's Ambition (version 2)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

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Authors: Horatio Alger, Jr. In Year : 1886

Book Language: English

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THE MINISTER'S SON
GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS
GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET
A TIMELY RESCUE
MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS
GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF
GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP
UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT
A DAY IN WALL STREET
GRANT MAKES A FRIEND
MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS
TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER
WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS
AN ARTFUL TRAP
GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION
THE TELLTALE KEY
GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED
WILLIS FORD AT BAY
JUSTICE TRIUMPHS
STARTLING NEWS
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES
A WESTERN CABIN
THE RIDE TO BARTON'S
HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME
INTRODUCES MR. BARTON
A MODEL HOUSEHOLD
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME
HOPE DEFERRED
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE
HERBERT BREAKS DOWN
GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER
WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS
FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION
CONCLUSION

“wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant," said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone. "Is there anything new that makes you say so, mother?” Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels following the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middle-class security and comfort. His novels about boys who succeed under the tutelage of older mentors were hugely popular in their day. This book, a true rags-to-riches novel, follows Grant, the oldest of three children that their mother, a widow is struggling to feed and clothe. His determination to succeed is fierce and yet he never cheats or follows the easy path to success. - Summary by Phil Chenevert