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