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Horatio Alger

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...

Mark the Match BoyJr Horatio Alger Mark the Match Boy / or Richard Hunter's Ward PREFACE "Mark, the Match Boy," is the third volume of the "Ragged Dick Series," and, like its predecessors, aims to describe a special phase of street life in New York. While it is complete in itself, several charact...

A Debt of HonorHoratio Alger A Debt of Honor / The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West CHAPTER I THE CABIN IN THE FOOTHILLS Our story opens in a cabin among the foothills of Colorado. It was built of logs, and was not over twelve feet in height. In the center was a door, with a small w...

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...

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...

Digging for GoldJr Horatio Alger Digging for Gold / A Story of California CHAPTER I GRANT AND HIS MOTHER “Mother, this is an important day for me,” said Grant Colburn, as he entered the kitchen with an armful of wood, and deposited it in the box behind the stove.His mother looked up from the tabl...

Adventures of a Telegraph Boy or 'Number 91'Horatio Alger, Jr. Adventures of a Telegraph Boy or 'Number 91' CHAPTER I PAUL, THE TELEGRAPH BOY On Broadway, not far from the St. Nicholas Hotel, is an office of the American District Telegraph. Let us enter.A part of the office is railed off, within ...

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 ...

Robert Coverdale's Struggle: or, on the Wave of SuccessRobert Coverdale's Struggle; Or, on the Wave of Success CHAPTER I A FISHERMAN'S CABIN "Robert, have you seen anything of your uncle?""No, aunt.""I suppose he's over at the tavern as usual," said the woman despondently. "He drinks up about all...

Mark Mason's Victory: The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph BoyAlger Horatio, Jr. Mark Mason's Victory: The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph Boy CHAPTER I TWO STRANGERS FROM SYRACUSE "That is the City Hall over there, Edgar."The speaker was a man of middle age, with a thin face and a nose like...