Horatio Alger: 442 books

Helping Himself: In order to pay his minister father's debts, young Grant postpones his college education to take a job as a Wall Street broker's clerk. When Grant Thornton’s family owes a debt of some $260, Mrs. Thornton decides to sell her pearl necklace and bracelets. She sends Grant to New York...

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, fighting bank robbers and befriending any and all along the way. This edition of the book contains 13 illustrations that are unique to this edition. Horatio...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: A return to classic form, closing the series that opens with Paul the Peddler. In an earlier novel we encounter Julius, who becomes something of a protege for Paul. Julius lives with two of the more convincing...

Alger’s writings happened to correspond with America’s Gilded Age, a time of increasing prosperity in a nation rebuilding from the Civil War.This is another fine work by Alger in the vein of ‘rags to riches’ tales.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme: a teenage boy works hard to escape poverty. Often it is not hard work that rescues the boy from his fate but rather some extraordinary act...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: An orphan, Joe leaves New York to try his luck in California. He works hard in San Francisco and tries mining on the Yuba River. In Joe?s Luck, Joe had Alger?s essential virtues for success: bravery, generosity, kindness and perseverance.

A homeless girl lives by her wits on the streets of New York until it is discovered that she’s the long-lost heir to a fortune. In the preface of this book, Alger alerts his readers that Tattered Tom is a girl. She wears a skirt but defends herself admirably against everyone, including her abusive guardian, Margeret.

First published in 1892 this engrossing tale introduces us to the charming Mabel Frost Fairfax. She arrives in the village of Granville as the newly-appointed school teacher. Through her experiences Alger presents a vivid and life-like picture of village life. His portrayal of human emotions and relations is highly perceptive. Delightful!

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Alger is the original rags-to-riches guy, often credited with inventing the strive-and-succeed spirit that inspired boys to work hard and advance themselves in order to achieve the American Dream. This...

Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving is a collection of his writings, most of which had previously been published earlier in various periodicals. Several, such as “Carving a Name,” “Where is My Boy Tonight?”, “Last Words,” “Song of the Croaker,” and others, achieved considerable vogue...

Alger describes young men in the city trying to get a head as newsboys, match boys, pedlars, street musicians, and many others. Through luck and hard work, sixteen-year-old Ohio farm boy Nat finds surprising success in nineteenth-century New York City.

A fine adventure story by Alger. This time not taking place in America but in the gold-fields of Australia

A tale by Horato Alger, this time about a young woman.  Great reading for boys and girls ages 9 - 18.

An orphan, Joe leaves New York to try his luck in California. He works hard in San Francisco and tries mining on the Yuba River. In Joe?s Luck, Joe had Alger?s essential virtues for success: bravery, generosity, kindness and perseverance.