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Horatio Alger

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Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States during the Gilded Age.

Books

Ragged Dick
Ragged Dick
Horatio Alger
Adrift in New York
Adrift in New York
Horatio Alger
Ragged Dick - Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
Ragged Dick - Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
Horatio Alger, Michael Meyer, Bryan Waterman
Ragged Dick
Ragged Dick
Horatio Alger
Ragged Dick
Ragged Dick
Horatio Alger
Bound to Rise
Bound to Rise
Horatio Alger
Facing the World
Facing the World
Horatio Alger
Horatio Alger
Tattered Tomor The Story of a Street Arab
Tattered Tomor The Story of a Street Arab
Horatio Alger
Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian
Life of Edwin Forrest, the American Tragedian
Horatio Alger, William Rounseville Alger
The Tin Box, and What it Contained
The Tin Box, and What it Contained
Horatio Alger
Timothy Crump's Ward
Timothy Crump's Ward
Horatio Alger
In a New World ; Or, Among the Gold-fields of Australia
In a New World ; Or, Among the Gold-fields of Australia
Horatio Alger
In A New World
In A New World
Horatio Alger
Tom Turner's Legacy
Tom Turner's Legacy
Horatio Alger
Driven from Home
Driven from Home
Horatio Alger
Fame and Fortune; Or, the Progress of Richard Hunter
Fame and Fortune; Or, the Progress of Richard Hunter
Horatio Alger
Brave and Bold
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
Paul the Peddler
Paul the Peddler
Horatio Alger
Hector ́s Inheritance
Hector ́s Inheritance
Horatio Alger
Strive and Succeed
Strive and Succeed
Horatio Alger

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