Horatio: 498 books

Horatio Alger Jr. (1832 - 1899) was an American 19th-century writer, known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort. His novel "Shifting for Himself" was published in 1875.

Tony the Tramp: Right is Might written by a prolific 19th-century American writer Horatio Alger. This book is one of many works by him. It has already Published in 1909. Now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

According to Wikipedia: "Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author whose principal output was formulaic juvenile novels that followed the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble...

The Young Salesman by Horatio Alger is about a young man who comes to America from England, and meets up with the wrong person.  Through his efforts to do right, the young man overcomes the bad things that happen to him.  This is a highly recommended book for young men.

In the title of "Struggling Upward" the reader gains a sense of the type of story that he is in store for. As is common with the work of Horatio Alger Jr., "Struggling Upward" is the story of a young man's attempts to rise himself up from his bootstraps and make something of himself in this world. In...

Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving with Other Ballads and Poems by Horatio Alger libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!

According to Wikipedia: "Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author whose principal output was formulaic juvenile novels that followed the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble...

Nathaniel Hawthorne was Horatio Bridge’s classmate at Bowdoin College as well as his editor. Bridge’s appreciation of his work convinced Hawthorne to be an author. Based on a series of Harper’s articles, and enlivened by letters from Hawthorne’s wife Sophia, here are Bridge’s anecdote-packed recollections of Hawthorne’s boyhood, struggles, successes, and later years.

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...

According to Wikipedia: "Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author whose principal output was formulaic juvenile novels that followed the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble...

“Mother, this is an important day for me,” said Grant Colburn, as he entered the kitchen with an armful of wood, and deposited it in the box behind the stove. His mother looked up from the table where she was cutting out pie crust, and asked in surprise, “What do you mean, Grant? Why is to-day any different from ordinary days?” “I am sixteen to-day, mother!”

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Try and Trust, Abner Holden's Bound Boy is part of a series of stories of boys working hard and achieving the American dream. Alger wrote these to help instill the principle of Strive and Succeed, Personal...

Handbook of the New Thought is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the law of attraction, affirmations, meditation, mental healing of the body, and mind treatment.  It is perfect for anyone who wants to change their life in any way.  In clear language this book explains how the...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Ernest Ray is a young boy who sets out to reclaim the inheritance that was unjustly with held from his father and given to a cousin. He must fight bank robbers and befriends Indians during his adventure....