The Millionaire Baby
The Millionaire Baby is a novel written by Anna Katharine Green and published in 1906. The story follows the life of a wealthy man named Horace Wynne, who adopts a baby girl after his wife's death. However, he soon discovers that the baby is not his biological child, but rather a replacement for the one he lost in infancy. As the novel progresses, Horace becomes increasingly obsessed with the baby and her true identity, leading to a series of events that ultimately lead to tragedy. The novel explores themes of grief, obsession, and the complexities of family dynamics.
By Anna Katharine Green · First published 1906 · Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Detective fiction · 27 chapters · 78,974 words
First lines
The morning of August eighteenth, 190-, was a memorable one to me. For two months I had had a run of bad luck. During that time I had failed to score in at least three affairs of unusual importance, and the result was a decided loss in repute as well as great financial embarrassment. As I had a mother and two sisters to support and knew but one way to do it, I was in a state of profound discouragement. This was before I took up the morning papers. After I had opened and read them, not a man in New York could boast of higher hopes or greater confidence in his power to rise by one bold stroke from threatened bankruptcy to immediate independence.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Date: 1906 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Detective fiction, Crime
- Length: 78,974 words
- Structure: 27 chapters, 1,507 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The book revolves around an interesting mystery of a missing millionaire baby, making 'Mystery' the most appropriate genre.
- Suspense — The suspense builds up as the story progresses, with unexpected twists and turns keeping readers on the edge of their seats.
- Detective fiction — The book's protagonist is a detective who systematically unravels the puzzle, making the 'Detective fiction' genre suitable.
- Crime — The plot involves a crime (kidnapping) and its investigation, fitting the 'Crime' genre.
Tags
mystery · thriller · detective · crime · suspense · whodunit · baby · millionaire · inheritance · will · estate · trust
Contents
- TWO LITTLE SHOES
- "A FEARSOME MAN"
- A CHARMING WOMAN
- CHALK-MARKS
- THE OLD HOUSE IN YONKERS
- DOCTOR POOL
- "FIND THE CHILD!"
- "PHILO! PHILO! PHILO!"
- THE BUNGALOW
- TEMPTATION
- THE SECRET OF THE OLD PAVILION
- BEHIND THE WALL
- "WE SHALL HAVE TO BEGIN AGAIN"
- ESPIONAGE
- A PHANTASM
- "AN ALL-CONQUERING BEAUTY"
- IN THE GREEN BOUDOIR
- "YOU LOOK AS IF - AS IF - "
- FRENZY
- "WHAT DO YOU KNOW?"
- PROVIDENCE
- ON THE SECOND TERRACE
- A CORAL BEAD
- "SHALL I GIVE HIM MY WORD, HARRY?"
- THE WORK OF AN INSTANT
- "HE WILL NEVER FORGIVE"
- THE FINAL STRUGGLE