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Horatio Alger, Jr.
January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899
Stories and Essay Listing
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Please Note: This list is not comprehensive, but is an ongoing work of the love of poetry.
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| Title | Period | # Words | # Reads | | 1: Adrift In New York Or, Tom And Florence Braving The World | 1900 | 54420 | 923 | | 2: Andy Grant's Pluck | | 52579 | 1025 | | 3: Ben's Nugget; Or, A Boy's Search For Fortune. | 1882 | 42852 | 831 | | 4: Bound To Rise Or Up The Ladder | | 48494 | 948 | | 5: Brave And Bold Or The Fortunes Of Robert Rushton | | 56642 | 897 | | 6: Cast Upon The Breakers | | 57246 | 953 | | 7: Chester Rand; Or The New Path To Fortune. | | 56926 | 887 | | 8: Do And Dare A Brave Boy's Fight For Fortune | | 50802 | 989 | | 9: Driven From Home Or Carl Crawford's Experience | | 53417 | 895 | | 10: Facing The World | | 29129 | 792 | | 11: Fame And Fortune Or, The Progress Of Richard Hunter | 1868 | 45626 | 833 | | 12: Five Hundred Dollars Or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret | | 54570 | 1002 | | 13: Frank And Fearless Or The Fortunes Of Jasper Kent | 1897 | 48714 | 891 | | 14: Frank's Campaign Or The Farm And The Camp | | 62628 | 875 | | 15: From Canal Boy To President Or The BoyhooD And Manhood Of James A. Garfield | 1881 | 61103 | 842 | | 16: From Farm To Fortune Or Nat Nason's Strange Experience | 1905 | 47249 | 921 | | 17: Hector's Inheritance Or The Boys Of Smith Institute | | 50537 | 985 | | 18: Helping Himself Or Grant Thornton's Ambition | | 49595 | 1012 | | 19: Herbert Carter's Legacy Or The Inventor's Son | | 48357 | 934 | | 20: In A New World Or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia | 1893 | 51548 | 926 | | 21: Jack's Ward Or The Boy Guardian | 1910 | 48501 | 946 | | 22: Joe The Hotel Boy Or Winning Out By Pluck | | 45575 | 868 | | 23: Joe's Luck Or Always Wide Awake | 1913 | 47644 | 980 | | 24: Luke Walton | | 54456 | 867 | | 25: Making His Way Or Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward | | 44964 | 898 | | 26: Only An Irish Boy Andy Burke's Fortunes | | 51376 | 928 | | 27: Paul Prescott's Charge | | 60795 | 865 | | 28: Paul The Peddler; Or The Fortunes Of A Young Street Merchant | | 44382 | 853 | | 29: Phil The Fiddler | 1872 | 43306 | 814 | | 30: Ragged Dick Or, Street Life In New York With The Boot-Blacks | 1868 | 50167 | 784 | | 31: Randy Of The River; Or The Adventures Of A Young Deckhand | 1906 | 48656 | 1020 | | 32: Risen From The Ranks Or Harry Walton's Success | 1874 | 56291 | 859 | | 33: Rufus And Rose; Or The Fortunes Of Rough And Ready | 1870 | 48640 | 777 | | 34: Sam's Chance And How He Improved It | | 41530 | 784 | | 35: Slow And Sure: The Story Of Paul Hoffman The Young Street-Merchant | | 45152 | 971 | | 36: Struggling Upward; Or Luke Larkin's Luck | | 52885 | 855 | | 37: The Cash Boy | | 28410 | 764 | | 38: The Erie Train Boy | 1891 | 1891 | 816 | | 39: The Errand Boy; Or, How Phil Brent Won Success. | | 55069 | 886 | | 40: The Store Boy | | 46315 | 907 | | 41: The Telegraph Boy | | 39397 | 835 | | 42: The Young Acrobat Of The Great North American Circus | | 50466 | 892 | | 43: The Young Bank Messenger | 1898 | 51889 | 949 | | 44: The Young Explorer Or Claiming His Fortune | | 42760 | 856 | | 45: The Young Miner; Or Tom Nelson In California | 1879 | 44362 | 1005 | | 46: The Young Musician; Or Fighting His Way | | 53256 | 952 | | 47: The Young Outlaw Or, Adrift In The Streets | 1875 | 39964 | 835 | | 48: Timothy Crump's Ward: A Story Of American Life | 1866 | 41502 | 1053 | | 49: Tom, The Bootblack; Or, The Road To Success | | 58689 | 792 | | 50: Try And Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy | | 57881 | 1104 | | 51: Walter Sherwood's Probation | | 47244 | 878 | | 52: Young Captain Jack; Or The Son Of A Soldier | 1901 | 49483 | 1025 |
About:
Horatio Alger, Jr. was a 19th-century American author who wrote approximately 135 dime novels. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American Dream of wealth and success through hard work, courage, determination, and concern for others.
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