H. G. Wells 
Lost Inheritance 

From the author of the science fiction classic, 'The War of the Worlds’, H.G. Wells’ 'The Lost Inheritance’ is a supernatural, suspense novella. In this short story, a young man’s sole purpose in life is to persuade his rich and eccentric uncle to leave him his vast fortune. Although, when the elderly man finally passes, there is no will to be found…Greed, money, and family dynamics lead this comic tragedy tale, an early literary prototype for shows like HBO’s 'Succession’. –