Alger: 474 books

The Hamilton Academy, under the charge of Rev. Dr. Euclid, stands on an eminence about ten rods back from the street, in the town of the same name. It is a two-story building, surmounted by a cupola, or belfry, and, being neatly painted brown and well cared for, is, on the whole, an ornament to the village....

This 1875 novel is the eighth and last in Alger's "Luck and Pluck" series. Here, Herbert Carter works hard to help his mother, the widow of an inventor, make ends meet, but the ruthless man who holds their mortgage on their house and his snobbish son want to oust the pair, and are close...

Having been stranded on and rescued from a deserted island due to a shipwreck, Harry Vane and Jack Pendleton, decide to stay in Australia, even though Harry's employer, Professor Hemmenway, has decided to return to America. Harry and Jack decide to try their hand at gold mining, and they're...

In publishing "Ben, the Luggage Boy," Alger said that it is in all essential points a true history, the particulars of the story having been communicated to him by Ben himself. In particular, the circumstances surrounding the boy's running away from home and adopting the life of a street...

Published in 1882, Ben's Nugget by Horatio Alger is the last volume of the Pacific Series. Though it is complete in itself, and may be read independently, the chief characters introduced will be recognized as old friends by the readers of "The Young Explorer," the volume just preceding,...

Joe’s Luck Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Joe’s Luck», 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- INTRODUCES...

Shifting For Himself: or Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes written by prolific 19th-century American writer Horatio Alger Jr. This book is one of many works by him. It has already published in 1876. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form....

Helping Himself Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Helping Himself», 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-...

Sam’s Chance and How He Improved It Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Sam’s Chance and How He Improved It», 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...

Horatio Alger was a prolific American author in the 19th century best known for his novels featuring a rags to riches narrative.  Alger’s books were influential in the Gilded Age which coincided with the Victorian era in Britain.  This edition of Ben the Luggage Boy includes a table of contents.

The Young Outlaw Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «The Young Outlaw», 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-...

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...

Jack’s Ward Horatio Alger Jr., prolific 19th-century American author (1832-1899) This ebook presents «Jack’s Ward», 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- BIOGRAPHY...