The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green

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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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

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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: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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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

More by Anna Katharine Green

• A Difficult Problem (1900)
• The Staircase at the Heart's Delight (1894)
• The Woman in the Alcove (1902)
• The Filigree Ball (1908)
• The Leavenworth Case (1904)
• Dark Hollow (1898)
• Agatha Webb (1907)
• The Mill Mystery (1908)
• All works by Anna Katharine Green