Other gleason publications printed about 100 stories before he began writing for student and schoolmate alger had many publishers over the decades. Donahue and the new york book company published inexpensive paperback reprints by. Ragged dick, or, street life in new york with the bootblacks jr. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a prolific 19thcentury american author, best known for his many juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middleclass security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Other gleason publications printed about 100 stories before he began writing for student and schoolmate. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was an american writer. Project gutenberg offers 62078 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. A list of alger first editions published after 1960, with cover images and points.
He wrote magazine stories and poems, a few novels for adults, and 100 plus boys books. Written more for the younger reader, this is a story of continuing optimism in the face of constant trouble. Of course, everything turns out fine in the end the moral is that hard work and doing a good job is the way to succeed in life. Andy grants pluck gutenberg text alger, horatio, jr. Julius, or the street boy out west, april 74 and iii. In the first edition, the final alger title listed on page seven of the rear book advertisements is the present title. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a prolific 19thcentury american author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middleclass security and comfort through hard work, determination. Top 10 books by horatio alger best book recommendations.
A brave boys fight for fortune by horatio alger jr. Looking for books by horatio alger jr see all books authored by horatio alger jr. The true first edition in nice condition is very scarce and even this modern facsimile with low limitation quite uncommon. Helping himself, or grant thorntons ambition deals with the grit and determination of grant, a 15 year old farmers boy whose father is dead and in order to pay his minister fathers debts, and to help his mother deal with their abject poverty young grant postpones his college education to take a job as a wall street brokers clerk. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.
Previous owners name and address are written on first front end paper. Horatio alger alger, horatio, 18321899 books from the extended shelves. For more information about alger and his works, see. Like most of algers novels, ragged dick served a second purpose as a guide to proper behaviour for city youth. Risen from the ranks or, harry waltons success, by horatio alger jr. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was an american writer of young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middleclass security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Alger was born in massachusetts, and attended harvard college. The horatio alger society page stated a first edition includes.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of ragged dick by horatio alger. Algers most popular books were the ragged dick, luck and pluck, and tattered tom series. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a prolific 19thcentury american writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middleclass security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Ragged dick 1867 horatio alger the new york city of the mid19th century was an awful place for many of its inhabitants. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Alger secured his literary recognition in 1868 with the publication of his fourth book, ragged dick, the story of a poor bootblacks rise to middleclass respectability. In the summer of 1881, after james garfield was assassinated, alger dropped everything, working night and day for three weeks to write a life of the slain president, the first quickie biography in american history. By leading exemplary lives, struggling valiantly against poverty and adversity, algers heroes gain wealth and honor. Alger scholar and editor westgard 19442015 published several alger titles in this bibliographically cryptic fashion, likely the 1970s. My yr old son began reading horatio alger about two years ago and he quickly became my sons favorite. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. All of algers juvenile novels share essentially the same theme, known as the horatio alger myth. In the first edition, the present title is the last title listed on the page. Dalton does not agree with the alger myth that, each of us is solely judged on our own merits because he believes that it suggests that success in life has nothing to do with pedigree, race, class background, gender, national origin, and sexual orientation.
Reeves 19 february 2014 horatio alger engaging the text 1. On his own by author horatio alger has been read by eight committees. Who is horatio alger, jr horatio alger association students. A complete list of known publishers, with known titles published by each one. Project gutenberg titles by horatio alger alger, horatio, jr. His writings were characterized by the ragstoriches narrative, which had a formative effect on the united states during the gilded age. Many slept outside at night, and most wore assemblages of badlyfitting ragged clothes. Place uncredited, publisher uncredited, year unstated but circa 1900. The life and works of horatio alger, jr radnor, pa. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a prolific 19thcentury american author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middleclass. He wrote over 100 books for boys, the first, ragged dick, being published in 1867. Later editions include book advertisements at the rear of the book listing alger titles up to hectors inheritance published in 1885 without revising the listing on the page. Algers books 128 in all recount how a cando spirit and individual initiative can allow anyone to achieve their dreams, regardless of circumstances.
Algers tale proved to be a hit and was expanded into a novel the next year. Tom, the bootblack or a western boys success by alger jr. Horatio then returned to a new series of novels for the young. Later editions include book advertisements at the rear of the book listing alger titles.
Alger secured his literary niche in 1868 with the publication of his fourth book, ragged. In 2015, many of algers books were published as illustrated paperbacks and ebooks under the title stories of success by horatio alger. Each book listed shows how many times it has been passed or failed and by how many schools. A boys fortune or, the strange adventures of ben baker by horatio alger jr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Later editions add the title helping himself bennett and gardner. Gardner adds that the first edition does not include the inserted illustration facing page 16 in later issues and the engraving facing page 254 in the first edition was. It ended when his congregation charged him with child.
Areas such as five points setting for the movie gangs of new york were dangerous and filthy, filled with abandoned or neglected children. Horatio alger jr was an american writer of young adult novels about impoverished boys and. By leading exemplary lives, struggling valiantly against poverty and adversity, algers heroes gain wealth and hon. List of books and articles about horatio alger online. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a prolific 19thcentury american author, best known for his many formulaic juvenile novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middleclass security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. In addition, gardner states that three titles from the boy pioneer series by edward ellis will be the last entry on page eight in the advertisements. Binding is loose and hinges are exposed on end papers. January, 1832 july 18, 1899 was a 19thcentury american author who wrote over dime novels. Horatio alger, one of the most popular american authors in the last 30 years of the 19th century and perhaps. He became a unitarian minister, but his career as a clergyman was brief. He quickly produced an entire series of ragged dick books, which included such titles as mark the match boy and. Nov 16, 2010 microtheme 1 in the essay horatio alger by harlon l. This is the sort of book i devoured as a child, but for some reason, i never read horatio alger.
Best horatio alger books in order are ragged dick, the cash boy, sink or swim, jed the poorhouse boy, from farm to fortune, etc. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how downandout boys might be able to achieve the american dream of w. This is the sort of book i devoured as a child, but for some reason, i. A list of reprint titles and their corresponding first edition titles. In the first edition, the following titles are projected in the advertisements in the front of the book.
Popular horatio alger books meet your next favorite book. Allen, 1883 page images at hathitrust alger, horatio, 18321899. In 185354, he published short stories with gleasons pictorial drawingroom companion and the flag of our nation. Woodengraved frontispiece and additional pictorial titlepage, halftitle. To the boys whose memory goes back with me to the boarding school at potowome this volume is affectionately dedicated by the author. Publisher index a complete list of known publishers, with known titles published by each one. The first edition was issued in both brown and gold cloth with no known priority. This particular book was passed seven times and failed once. Alternately titled street life in new york with the bootblacks, the popular though formulaic story chronicles the successful rise of the title character from rags to respectability. Find nearly any book by horatio alger jr get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Publishers purple cloth, covers blocked in blind, spine gilt. Horatio alger ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
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