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This book suits you if you enjoy nineteenth century American stories with a strong moral voice, a mystery that builds scene by scene, and a love story tested by money, gossip, and honor.
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What would you do if a will offered you three million dollars, but only if you married and had a legal son named John Hungerford? That is the question facing Eugene Hungerford, a young law student in a New England mill town, when his miserly uncle dies in Baltimore.
Three Millions, or The Way of the World, is a crowded novel by Oliver Optic, the pen name of William T. Adams. Set in the coastal town of Poppleton, it asks what society rewards and what it ought to. You will meet a failed rescuer, a drunken captain, a loyal friend under suspicion, and a doctor everyone trusts.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A miser's will puts a price on marriageFree
- 2A rescue that rescues nobody
- 3Eugene's caution makes him seem cold
- 4Mary flees her father's house with Buckstone
- 5Europe brings news of ruin and Poppleton brings blood
- 6Dick Birch stands accused and the doctor smiles
- 7The rope, the weight, and the letter
- 8Money tests love and friendship
- 9Society punishes the wronged and forgives the clever
- 10A talkative narrator and a plot built on numbers
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A miser's will puts a price on marriage
John Hungerford of Baltimore spends fifty years building a fortune. He starts with three thousand dollars and lives in a shabby house with simple habits. The narrator notes that when such a man dies, nobody asks what he was, only what he owned.
He has no son, and the lack stings him more than anything. When his brother's widow in Poppleton writes that her son Eugene cannot afford college, John sends two thousand dollars. Eugene wins the old man's quiet favor without even trying.
After his wife's death, John works two years on a will. Three million dollars goes into trust. Eugene receives the income, but if at thirty he is legally married and the father of a legal son named John Hungerford, he receives the whole sum. Otherwise it splits into six parts. Eugene hates the thought of tying marriage to money, and he resolves not to be bribed into it. A will can set a price, but love refuses to be sold.
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What is Three Millions by Oliver Optic about?
It follows Eugene Hungerford, who inherits a fortune with a condition: he must marry and have a son named John Hungerford. His love for Mary Kingman, a murder, and false suspicion against his friend Dick Birch drive the story.
Who is Dr. Bilks in Three Millions?
Dr. Bilks is a young, popular physician who settles in Poppleton and quickly befriends the Hungerfords. He tends Mary and Julia in their illnesses, becomes the family's trusted adviser, and plays a key part in the mystery surrounding Buckstone.
What does the will in Three Millions require?
John Hungerford's will leaves the income of three million dollars to his nephew Eugene. At age thirty, if married with a legal son named John Hungerford, Eugene gets everything. Otherwise the fortune is split into six parts among relatives and charities.
Is Three Millions a true story, and when was it written?
It is a work of fiction by William T. Adams, writing as Oliver Optic, set in a fictional New England seaside town. The story belongs to the middle of the nineteenth century, and it reflects the social views of its time.
Is Three Millions easy to follow?
Yes, the story moves through short scenes with plenty of dialogue, vivid characters, and a clear mystery. A talkative narrator guides the reader, and courtroom questions and answers keep the plot easy to follow.
Cite this edition
Optic, Oliver. Three Millions! or, The Way of the World. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/three-millions-or-the-way-of-the-world.
Optic, O. (2026). Three millions! or, the way of the world. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/three-millions-or-the-way-of-the-world
Optic, Oliver. Three Millions! or, The Way of the World. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/three-millions-or-the-way-of-the-world.
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