Mr. Hogarth's Will
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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 here to fore 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?
Customer Reviews
Readable
As a Charles Dickens and George Eliot fan, I should've given this book one or two stars. But I got all the way through it; it is readable. I like the feminist viewpoint in it, and the story which is woven is interesting enough. The characters are way too two dimensional. I'm going to have to find some Dostoyevsky stories I have not yet read, to get back to my senses. Or re-read War and Peace. Just don't think of those greats as you read this little ditty of a book, and perhaps you will enjoy it enough, as I did, but I'm glad it's over. Doesn't really sound like three stars, huh? But I'm running out of things to read so it's OK I've discovered this author. I don't read anything newer than Atlas Shrugged. Oh, more name dropping. I suggest you read Atlas Shrugged or war and peace. You will be far more satisfied with the reality of the story. Or read the Pickwick Papers.
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