# A Bid for Fortune — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Bid for Fortune by Guy Boothby.

- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/prologue.md): The manager of the Imperial Restaurant, Mr. McPherson, is perplexed by a mysterious letter from Dr. Nikola, written three months earlier from Cuyaba, Brazil, ordering a dinner for four on a specific date. Despite his dou
- [I: I Determine to Take a Holiday—Sydney, and What Befell Me There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-i-i-determine-to-take-a-holiday-sydney-and-what-befell-me-there.md): Richard Hatteras introduces himself as a pearler and trader from Thursday Island, now wealthy after years of hard work. He decides to take a holiday to England to visit his father's birthplace. In Sydney, he encounters a
- [II: London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-ii-london.md): Richard Hatteras recounts his first impressions of London and his anxious wait for a letter from his sweetheart Phyllis. They meet at the British Museum, where he gives her a ring as a token of his love. After she leaves
- [III: I Visit My Relations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-iii-i-visit-my-relations.md): The narrator travels to the English countryside to visit his father's family. He meets his miserly uncle, Sir William Hatteras, who lives in a decaying ancestral hall. Sir William initially mistakes him for a fortune-see
- [IV: I Save an Important Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-iv-i-save-an-important-life.md): The narrator, Richard Hatteras, travels to Bournemouth to hire a yacht called the Enchantress. After inspecting and chartering the vessel, he sets sail around the Isle of Wight. During the voyage, he rescues a young bath

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- [V: Mystery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-v-mystery.md)
- [I Meet Dr. Nikola Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-vi-i-meet-dr-nikola-again.md)
- [VII: Port Said, and What Befell Us There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-vii-port-said-and-what-befell-us-there.md)
- [Our Imprisonment and Attempt at Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-viii-our-imprisonment-and-attempt-at-escape.md)
- [Dr. Nikola Permits Us a Free Passage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-ix-dr-nikola-permits-us-a-free-passage.md)
- [I: We Reach Australia, and the Result](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-i-we-reach-australia-and-the-result.md)
- [II: On the Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-on-the-trail.md)
- [Lord Beckenham's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-lord-beckenham-s-story.md)
- [Following Up a Clue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-following-up-a-clue.md)
- [V: The Islands and What We Found There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-v-the-islands-and-what-we-found-there.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-vi-conclusion.md)

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