Sons of Fortune
''The heirs to wealth, ambition and lust in the continuing saga of the Stevenson family'' Book III
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Author
Publication
1979 - Signet: New American Library of Canada, Scarborough, Canada
Language
English
Word Count
125,500 words, Guess
Page Count
502 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- ISBN-100451085957
- ISBN-139780451085955
- Goodreads9601183
- Library of Congress Control Number77011637
- Better World Books9780451085955
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27934168M
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR6068.O827 S65 1978
Description
**The Stevenson Family #3 of 4: ''The heirs to wealth, ambition and lust in the continuing saga of the Stevenson family.''--Cvr** ***This book (#3 in the series) focuses as much on the second generation as the first. The author begins to explore questions of merit, privilege, capitalism and social equality in the early part of Queen Victoria's reign. --goodreads*** ***After a dizzying rise filled with ambition and passion, the Stevensons are now one of the richest families in the world.*** John, recalling his lowly past, wants his children to obey to the letter and never put a foot wrong. But his four eldest children, Young John, Winifred, Caspar, and Abigail, have ideas of their own. As they test the temptations of the adult world, ***the lure of profit and pleasure brings the risk of disaster and disgrace, and the tensions threaten to pull the family apart...***
Description
The third novel in the classic Stevenson family saga, Sons of Fortune is the epic story of a Victorian family at the height of wealth and power, and the choices and chances that pose the ultimate risk to their happiness and bond. Love and conflict...social history as a living force...an unfolding panorama of Dickensian power.
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Series Statement
- Signet E8595 Book 3 [$2.95]
Other Editions
- Sons of Fortune: ''The heirs to wealth, ambition and lust in the continuing saga of the Stevenson family'' Book III
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