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The Fourth Generation

by Walter Besant

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics23 chapters
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CEFR level
C1
Length
23 chapters
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About this book

Generations bear the weight of ancestral actions—sometimes as a burden, sometimes as a ladder to rise. Against the backdrop of a grand but neglected estate, this story explores the lasting consequences of family legacy and the struggle to overcome inherited fate.

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Contents

23 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFACE
03CHAPTER I A REMOTE ANCESTOR
04CHAPTER II WHAT HE WANTED
05CHAPTER III SOMETHING TO COME
06CHAPTER IV THE COMPLETE SUPPLY
07CHAPTER V A LEARNED PROFESSION
08CHAPTER VI THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL
09CHAPTER VII THE CHILD OF SORROWS
10CHAPTER VIII IN THE LAND OF BEECHES
11CHAPTER IX MARY ANNE
12CHAPTER X A DINNER AT THE CLUB

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