Work, Wait, Win is a Victorian novel by Ruth Lamb, published in 1891. It opens with a young narrator whose father has died and whose inheritance is lost, setting the stage for a story of perseverance, mystery, and changing fortunes. Listeners who enjoy classic tales of trials overcome will find it engaging.
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's note: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed. image002 "My father was dead, and my patrimony was hopelessly gone." Frontispiece.] WORK, WAIT, WIN. BY RUTH LAMB AUTHOR OF "ONE LITTLE VEIN OF DROSS," "AN ANGEL GUEST," "ONLY A GIRL WIFE," "COMFORTABLE MRS. CROOK," ETC. ETC.
image003 LONDON: JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET. MDCCCXCI. CONTENTS. image004 CHAP. I. BAD NEWS II. FROM HALL TO COTTAGE III. MISS NELLY BURFORD GIVES HER OPINION IV. LINT HALL HAS A TENANT V. A PLEASANT SURPRISE VI. MISS FLINT'S COMPANY MANNERS VII. FASTING AND FEASTING VIII. RETROSPECTIONS
IX. BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS X. AN EAVESDROPPER XI. A NIGHTLY VISITOR XII. A SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD XIII. MISS FLINT AIRS HER VIEWS XIV. DANGEROUS GROUND XV. A RIDDLE SOLVED XVI. OLD TREES UPROOTED XVII. WELCOME VISITORS XVIII. FOREBODINGS AND HOPES XIX. A "SORT OF RELATION" AT LINT HALL XX. MISS FLINT'S ROMANCE XXI. MRS. BURFORD'S SELF-COMMUNINGS XXII. A COTTAGE MYSTERY XXIII. WATCHINGS AND PERPLEXITIES XXIV. MORS JANUA VITÆ XXV. FORTUNE SMILES—AN ADVENTURE WITH BURGLARS XXVI. A MYSTERY CLEARED UP XXVII. MY TREASURE RECOVERED
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