The Alchemist's Heir: A Romance In Three Cantos is a novel written by James Talboys Wheeler in 1862. The book is a romantic tale that is divided into three cantos, each of which tells a different part of the story. The novel follows the story of a young man named Walter, who is the heir to his father's alchemical knowledge and estate. Walter is a brilliant alchemist, but he is also deeply in love with a woman named Edith. However, Edith's father disapproves...