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Horatio Alger

Bob BurtonHoratio Alger Jr. Bob Burton / or The Young Ranchman of the Missouri CHAPTER I MR. BURTON'S RANCH "Harness up the colt, Clip; I'm going to the village.""All right, massa!""What makes you call me massa? One would think I were a slave-owner.""Can't help it, massa. There I done forgot it a...

In A New World: or, Among The Gold Fields Of AustraliaAlger Horatio, Jr. In A New World; or, Among The Gold Fields Of Australia CHAPTER I. OLD FRIENDS IN MELBOURNE A stout gentleman of middle age and two boys were sitting in the public room of a modest inn in Melbourne. The gentleman was known to...

The Backwoods BoyHoratio Alger Jr. The Backwoods Boy / or The Boyhood and Manhood of Abraham Lincoln PREFACEI venture to say that among our public men there is not one whose life can be studied with more interest and profit by American youth than that of Abraham Lincoln. It is not alone that, bor...

The Tin Box, and What it ContainedAlger Horatio, Jr. The Tin Box, and What it Contained THE TIN BOX CHAPTER I A COLLISION "Have you finished breakfast already, Harry?" asked Mrs. Gilbert, asHarry rose hurriedly from the table and reached for his hat, which hungon a nail especially appropriated to...

Andy GordonHoratio Alger Andy Gordon / The Fortunes of A Young Janitor CHAPTER I. THE YOUNG JANITOR The Hamilton Academy, under the charge of Rev. Dr. Euclid, stands on an eminence about ten rods back from the street, in the town of the same name. It is a two-story building, surmounted by a cupol...

Bernard Brooks' Adventures: The Experience of a Plucky BoyBernard Brooks' Adventures: The Experience of a Plucky Boy CHAPTER I. BERNARD BROOKS You’re a bad lot, Bernard Brooks. I don’t think I ever knew a wuss boy.”“Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Snowdon. Let me suggest, however, that wuss is ...

Wait and Hope: or, A Plucky Boy's LuckAlger Horatio, Jr. Wait and Hope; Or, A Plucky Boy's Luck Chapter I Ben and His Aunt Five o'clock sounded from the church clock, and straightway the streets of Milltown were filled with men, women, and children issuing from the great brick factories huddled t...

Tom, The Bootblack: or, The Road to SuccessHoratio Alger Tom, The Bootblack; or, The Road to Success CHAPTER I. INTRODUCING TOM, THE BOOTBLACK "How do you feel this morning, Jacob?" asked a boy of fifteen, bending over an old man crouched in the corner of an upper room, in a poor tenement-house, ...

Sam's Chance, and How He Improved ItHoratio Alger Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It PREFACE "Sam's Chance" is a sequel to the "Young Outlaw," and is designed to illustrate the gradual steps by which that young man was induced to give up his bad habits, and deserve that prosperity which he fina...

The Erie Train BoyHoratio Alger The Erie Train Boy CHAPTER I. ON THE ERIE ROAD "Papers, magazines, all the popular novels! Can't I sell you something this morning?"Joshua Bascom turned as the train boy addressed him, and revealed an honest, sunburned face, lighted up with pleasurable excitement, ...