Helping Himself, or Grant Thornton's Ambition
Horatio Alger, Jr.
Play
Length 5 h 35 min
Chapters 40
First published 1896
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)
Chapters
1
01 - THE MINISTER'S SON Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:05
2
02 - GRANT MAKES TWO BUSINESS CALLS Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:51
3
03 - GRANT WALKS TO SOMERSET Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:17
4
04 - A TIMELY RESCUE Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:54
5
05 - MRS. THORNTON'S PEARLS Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:43
6
06 - GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:48
7
07 - MRS. SIMPSON COMES TO GRIEF Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:36
8
08 - GRANT TAKES A DECISIVE STEP Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:35
9
09 - UNCLE GODFREY PARTS FROM GRANT Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:42
10
10 - A DAY IN WALL STREET Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:04
11
11 -GRANT MAKES A FRIEND Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:29
12
12 - MRS. ESTABROOK'S PLANS Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:27
13
13 - TWO VIEWS OF TOM CALDER Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:23
14
14 - WILLIS FORD'S NEW FRIENDS Read by Sharon Kilmer 10:16
15
15 - AN ARTFUL TRAP Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:17
16
16 - GRANT FALLS UNDER SUSPICION Read by Sharon Kilmer 8:25
17
17 - THE TELLTALE KEY Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:58
18
18 - GRANT'S ENEMIES TRIUMPH Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:32
19
19 - IMPORTANT EVIDENCE Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:04
20
20 - AT THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL Read by Sharon Kilmer 8:33
21
21 - THE THIEF IS DISCOVERED Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:27
22
22 - WILLIS FORD AT BAY Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:03
23
23 - JUSTICE TRIUMPHS Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:18
24
24 - STARTLING NEWS Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:14
25
25 - ANXIOUS INQUIRIES Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 6:34
26
26 - A WESTERN CABIN Read by Sharon Kilmer 5:43
27
27 - THE RIDE TO BARTON'S Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 6:12
28
28 - HERBERT IS PROVIDED WITH A NEW HOME Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:12
29
29 - INTRODUCES MR. BARTON Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 8:32
30
30 - A MODEL HOUSEHOLD Read by Sharon Kilmer 8:36
31
31 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S CRIME Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:29
32
32 - HOPE DEFERRED Read by Sharon Kilmer 5:05
33
32 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 5:04
34
34 - MRS. BARTON'S SURPRISE Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:26
35
35 - HERBERT BREAKS DOWN Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 9:29
36
36 - GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER Read by Sharon Kilmer 4:56
37
37 - WILLIS FORD FINDS THE RUNAWAYS Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 5:11
38
38 - FORD TAKES A BOLD STEP, BUT FAILS Read by Sharon Kilmer 9:36
39
39 - THE HOUSEKEEPER'S RETRIBUTION Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 6:43
40
40 - CONCLUSION Read by Sharon Kilmer 6:52
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