Horatio Alger Jr.





Horatio Alger Jr.

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Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels following the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and other impoverished children in their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of respectable middle-class security and comfort. His novels about boys who succeed under the tutelage of older mentors were hugely popular in their day.

Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the son of a Unitarian minister, Alger entered Harvard University at the age of sixteen. Following graduation, he briefly worked in education before touring Europe for almost a year. He then entered the Harvard Divinity School, and, in 1864, took a position at a Unitarian church in Brewster...more


Average rating: 3.24 · 1,110 ratings · 162 reviews · 216 distinct works
Ragged Dick
3.14 of 5 stars 3.14 avg rating — 536 ratings — published 1868 — 47 editions
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Ragged Dick and Struggling ...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1985 — 8 editions
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Ragged Dick & Mark, the Mat...
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions
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Struggling Upward, Or, Luke...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1868 — 32 editions
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Fame and Fortune
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1868 — 27 editions
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Do and Dare: A Brave Boy's ...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1884 — 17 editions
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Jack's Ward  Or, The Boy Gu...
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2004 — 23 editions
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Adrift in New York
3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1903 — 37 editions
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Brave and Bold
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1874 — 16 editions
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Mark, The Match Boy, Or, Ri...
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1869 — 3 editions
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