Horatio Alger Jr : 203 books

Frank and Fearless written by prolific 19th-century American writer Horatio Alger Jr. This book is one of many works of him. It has already Published in 1897. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks [Horatio Alger, Jr] Tom Swift and His Wireless Message [Victor Appleton] Gulliver of Mars Edwin [Lester Arnold] The Lust of Hate Guy [Newell Boothby] Cabin...

"Luck and Pluck" appeared as a serial story in the juvenile department of Ballou's Magazine for the year 1869, and is therefore already familiar to a very large constituency of young readers. It is now presented in book form, as the first of a series of six volumes, designed to illustrate...

The Young Salesman written by Horatio Alger Jr. who  was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels. This book was published in 1896. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive...

Tom Thatcher's Fortune written by Horatio Alger Jr. who was a prolific 19th-century American writer. This book was published in 1888. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance...

Wait and Hope is the fourth and final novel in the Brave and Bold Series. The book opens with fourteen-year-old hero Ben Bradford fired from work at the mill. His good-natured spendthrift friend James Watson does not take the news as poorly as Ben, who is an orphan raised by his aunt and late uncle....

Through some conspiracy, the hero of this story was taken from his relatives as a baby and given into the care of a kind woman. Not knowing his name, she gave him her husband's name, Frank Fowler. She had one little daughter, Grace, and showing no partiality in the treatment of her children, Frank...

Young Grit runs a ferry service across the Kennebec River when his unsavory stepfather, Brandon, returns from prison and promises to make life for Grit and his mother even more difficult. To satisfy his drinking habit, he sells Harry's boat, making it difficult for him to support the family.  When...

Sixteen-year-old Mark Mason, a New York City messenger boy, uses his business acumen to thwart his uncle's plan to defraud Marks mother of her rightful inheritance. Readers should be aware that there are two versions of this book -- this one, published by A. L. Burt, in 1899, and a post-1900...

Joe Bodley has been living with a hermit for a number of years. Finally, he decides to strike out on his own. Joe moves to the city and finds work in hotel. It's a hard row for Joe, and he faces a number of obstacles to success. This edition of the book contains the four original illustrations,...

Phil Brent's mean-spirited step-mother cooks up a scheme to cheat him out of his rightful inheritance by claiming her son is Phil when Phil's father comes looking for him. It is nip-and-tuck through the rest of the book whether Phil will prevail -- indeed, whether he will survive the trials and tribulations...

Richard Burton, a ranch owner in Iowa on the Missouri River, is in debt to miser Aaron Wolverton, and makes the semi-annual interest payment on his mortgage. Aaron hates Richard because his wife, Mary Burton, took Richard's proposal above his own. He hates the hero Bob, Richard's son, because Bob...

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.

“Where are you goin’, Julius? Where’s yer blackin’ box?” asked Patrick Riley. “I’ve retired from business,” said Julius. “Did yer rich uncle die, and leave yer a fortune?” “No, but he’s goin’ up the river to Sing Sing, for the benefit of his constitushun, and I’m goin’ West fer my health.”