Alger: 474 books

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

The Young Bank Messenger Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «The Young Bank Messenger», from Horatio Alger Jr.. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02-...

Driven from Home Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Driven from Home», from Horatio Alger Jr.. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02-...

Bernard Brooks’ Adventures Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Bernard Brooks’ Adventures», from Horatio Alger Jr.. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

Paul Hoffman is a fourteen-year-old young man who sells "prize packages." An elementary gambling game, he sells envelopes that have either candy or money in them; although the odds are poor, the price to play is cheap, and he performs well. Paul is a second generation American, whose late...

Facing the World, a classic collection of adventures, narrates the story of a boy who flees away from a cruel guardian and is fortunate enough to find a loyal friend. Together they journey by sea far and wide. Alger has beautifully captured life, and its various aspects like strife, success in the...

Our story starts off with a bang: During the deathbed confession of his caregiver, young Ernest learns that he has been cheated of a large inheritance, and circumstances later lead him to confront the deceitful relative. Like many of the wonderful Alger stories, honesty, hard work, education and persistence...

Rufus and Rose is last of six books in the Ragged Dick series Alger wrote about the life of struggling boys in New York City, a place that had to be pretty scary at the end of the 19th century. "Newsboys," sold newspapers one at a time on the streets, and "boot blacks" shined the...

Making His Way Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Making His Way», from Horatio Alger Jr.. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- TWO...

Nothing to Eat Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Nothing to Eat», from Horatio Alger Jr.. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About this book -02- The Argument -03- Nothing to Eat

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...

Fame and Fortune is the second volume in Alger's "Ragged Dick Series." Ragged Dick is now known as Richard Hunter, and he and his friend Henry Fosdick move into a new, slightly more expensive boarding house. After securing their room and moving their belongings from their old dwelling, Richard...

If youve ever used the phrase rags to riches, you owe that to Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899), who popularized the idea through his fictional writings that also served as a theme for the way America viewed itself as a country. Algers works about poor boys rising to better living conditions through hard...