Fortune Hunter: A Novel Of New York Society

Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society

by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

Fortune Hunter is an entertaining and satirical novel that follows the lives of several wealthy and fashionable New Yorkers. The story revolves around two fortune hunters, Brainard and Ellery, who are determined to marry rich wives. They target the Clinton sisters, Rachel and Ester. Rachel is a strong and independent woman who is disgusted by the fortune hunters and renounces her claim to her father's fortune. Ester, on the other hand, is more interested in playing the game of love and marriage. The novel also follows the story of Arria Walton, a penniless orphan who is in love with Dr. Edgar Chadwick. Through its engaging characters and clever plot, Fortune Hunter provides a witty and insightful commentary on the themes of money, love, and marriage in 19th-century New York.

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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie was a French-born American author, playwright, public reader, actress, and preservationist. Her best known work was the play Fashion, published in 1845. Following her critical...

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