Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition
Horatio Alger, Jr.
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Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition deals with the grit and determination of Grant, a 15 year old farmer's boy whose father is dead and in order to pay his minister father's debts, and to help his mother deal with their abject poverty young Grant postpones his college education to take a job as a Wall Street broker's clerk. The first step is to deal with the avaricious and greedy man who is keeping them from obtaining the meager amount due them and which will at least allow them to eat. Grant's wits, pluck and sheer determination are tested time and time again and each time he rises to the occasion. Read of his struggle to feed his mother and himself and then to rise in the world despite great odds. I can say with great confidence that in the end, he might succeed! (Summary by phil chenevert) (5 hr 34 min)
Capítulos
| 01 - THE MINISTER'S SON | 8:05 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 02 - GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS | 8:51 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 03 - GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET | 9:17 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 04 - A TIMELY RESCUE | 8:54 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 05 - MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS | 9:43 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 06 - GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE | 9:48 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 07 - MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF | 8:36 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 08 - GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP | 9:35 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 09 - UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT | 8:42 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 10 - A DAY IN WALL STREET | 9:04 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 11 -GRANT MAKES A FRIEND | 8:29 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 12 - MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS | 9:27 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 13 - TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER | 8:23 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 14 - WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS | 10:16 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 15 - AN ARTFUL TRAP | 8:17 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 16 - GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION | 8:25 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 17 - THE TELLTALE KEY | 9:58 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 18 - GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH | 9:32 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 19 - IMPORTANT EVIDENCE | 9:04 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 20 - AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL | 8:33 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 21 - THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED | 9:27 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 22 - WILLIS FORD AT BAY | 9:03 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 23 - JUSTICE TRIUMPHS | 9:18 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 24 - STARTLING NEWS | 9:14 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 25 - ANXIOUS INQUIRIES | 6:34 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 26 - A WESTERN CABIN | 5:43 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 27 - THE RIDE TO BARTON'S | 6:12 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 28 - HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME | 9:12 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 29 - INTRODUCES MR. BARTON | 8:32 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 30 - A MODEL HOUSEHOLD | 8:36 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 31 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME | 9:29 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 32 - HOPE DEFERRED | 5:05 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 32 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS | 5:04 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 34 - MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE | 9:26 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 35 - HERBERT BREAKS DOWN | 9:29 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 36 - GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER | 4:56 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 37 - WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS | 5:11 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 38 - FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS | 9:36 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
| 39 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION | 6:43 | Leído por Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) |
| 40 - CONCLUSION | 6:52 | Leído por Sharon Kilmer |
Reseñas
Horatio Alger's plots seem to be more or less the same...
lanternland
...but I like them anyway! They're simple minded and have happy endings. I wish real life was like that. And I always appreciate Alger's glimpses of a long ago New York City. I enjoyed this one but don't think it was one of his best. I was sort of let down by the ending. Why was the arch villain only sentenced for forgery and not hung for kidnapping? His no good mama should have also been arrested as an accomplice. I want to reopen this case! Most excellently read by what I suppose is the Killmer husband and wife team taking turns on the chapters.
Don't make this your introduction to Alger
Pvoelker
Helping Himself (1886) is another rags to riches Alger tale. Just when you think it's over though, a related lengthy story is tacked onto the end. I agree with lanternland. The conclusion is not as satisfying as typical Alger stories. The readers alternate chapters and do a nice job, warming up to the material as the story goes along. I'd check out other Horatio Alger books first and save this one for true fans.
great story
Lynn
The book is great and i love it, but it is not really based in reality; no one in real life gets that many breaks! The description of it is incorrect, though. His father is not dead; he is just a poor minister who struggles along on the small amount of money given him by the stingy deacon of his congregation.
Enjoyable Read!
JeanieCat
Very well read by the Kilmers! A typical Horatio Alger story! I enjoy them immensely even though I of course realize that they bear very little semblance to real life!
Excellent Story
A LibriVox Listener
Very good moral story.