Mr. Meeson’s WillРипол Классик, 1888 - 286 Seiten Mr. Meeson’s Will is the story of mean Mr. Meeson, the greedy and wealthy owner of a publishing house. Augusta Smithers is a young writer who enters into an unfair contract with Meeson. In order to make a fresh start she boards a steamer bound for New Zealand only to find her enemy is on the same ship. |
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... girl in a way that was, to say the least, alarming. But Augusta, though she felt sadly inclined to flee, still stood to her guns, for, to tell the truth, her need was very great. “I could not afford to wait for the seven per cent, Mr ...
... girl in a way that was, to say the least, alarming. But Augusta, though she felt sadly inclined to flee, still stood to her guns, for, to tell the truth, her need was very great. “I could not afford to wait for the seven per cent, Mr ...
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... girl before him. “If you want money, Miss Smithers,” he said, “you had better write us another book. I am not going to deny that your work is good work – a little too deep, and not quite orthodox enough, perhaps; but still good. I ...
... girl before him. “If you want money, Miss Smithers,” he said, “you had better write us another book. I am not going to deny that your work is good work – a little too deep, and not quite orthodox enough, perhaps; but still good. I ...
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... girl will be worth fifteen hundred a year to the house. What do you think of it, young man, eh?” “I think,” answered his nephew, on whose good-tempered face a curious look of contempt and anger had gathered, “I think that you ought to ...
... girl will be worth fifteen hundred a year to the house. What do you think of it, young man, eh?” “I think,” answered his nephew, on whose good-tempered face a curious look of contempt and anger had gathered, “I think that you ought to ...
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... girl was right when she said that you had cheated her, and you know that she was right. I have seen the accounts of 'Jemima's Vow' – I saw them this morning – and you have already made more than a thousand pounds clear profit on the ...
... girl was right when she said that you had cheated her, and you know that she was right. I have seen the accounts of 'Jemima's Vow' – I saw them this morning – and you have already made more than a thousand pounds clear profit on the ...
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... girl into an agreement, whereby she becomes a literary bondslave for five years! As soon as you see that she has genius, you tell her that the expense of bringing out her book, and of advertising up her name, &c., &c., &c., will be very ...
... girl into an agreement, whereby she becomes a literary bondslave for five years! As soon as you see that she has genius, you tell her that the expense of bringing out her book, and of advertising up her name, &c., &c., &c., will be very ...
Inhalt
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48 | |
MR TOMBEY GOES FORWARD | 61 |
KERGUELEN LAND | 84 |
THE LAST OF MR MEESON | 106 |
RESCUED | 116 |
SOUTHAMPTON QUAY | 125 |
EUSTACE CONSULTS A LAWYER | 152 |
SHORT ON LEGAL ETIQUETTE | 163 |
HOW AUGUSTA WAS FILED | 171 |
AUGUSTA FLIES | 182 |
MEESON V ADDISON AND ANOTHER | 189 |
JAMES BREAKS DOWN | 198 |
GRANTAS PRAYED | 210 |
ST GEORGES HANOVERSQUARE | 225 |
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