Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Jed Gilmore, a boy of sixteen, had been left at the Scranton poorhouse as a two-year-old. Wishing to leave the poorhouse, Jed runs away and eventually finds work as a companion for a rich man's young son. Yet upon arriving at New York City, he is robbed of thirty-five dollars, his entire fortune. After being enticed unknowingly into robbing a yacht in New York harbor, Jed clears himself and befriends the yacht owner, who employs him. In the meantime, Mr. Peake, a New York detective, verifies that Jed is really Sir Robert Fenwick, heir of an English estate. Mr. Peake must find Jed in the big city to give him the news of a past betrayal that will change his life.
Jed, the Poorhouse Boy
Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Jed Gilmore, a boy of sixteen, had been left at the Scranton poorhouse as a two-year-old. Wishing to leave the poorhouse, Jed runs away and eventually finds work as a companion for a rich man's young son. Yet upon arriving at New York City, he is robbed of thirty-five dollars, his entire fortune. After being enticed unknowingly into robbing a yacht in New York harbor, Jed clears himself and befriends the yacht owner, who employs him. In the meantime, Mr. Peake, a New York detective, verifies that Jed is really Sir Robert Fenwick, heir of an English estate. Mr. Peake must find Jed in the big city to give him the news of a past betrayal that will change his life.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Jed Gilmore, a boy of sixteen, had been left at the Scranton poorhouse as a two-year-old. Wishing to leave the poorhouse, Jed runs away and eventually finds work as a companion for a rich man's young son. Yet upon arriving at New York City, he is robbed of thirty-five dollars, his entire fortune. After being enticed unknowingly into robbing a yacht in New York harbor, Jed clears himself and befriends the yacht owner, who employs him. In the meantime, Mr. Peake, a New York detective, verifies that Jed is really Sir Robert Fenwick, heir of an English estate. Mr. Peake must find Jed in the big city to give him the news of a past betrayal that will change his life.
Jed, the Poorhouse Boy
Author: Horatio Jr. Alger
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
"Jed, the Poorhouse Boy" by Horatio Jr. Alger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
"Jed, the Poorhouse Boy" by Horatio Jr. Alger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Jed, the Poorhouse Boy
Author: Horatio Alger
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734072018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Jed, the Poorhouse Boy by Horatio Alger
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734072018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Jed, the Poorhouse Boy by Horatio Alger
Jed, the Poorhouse Boy, Or, Alone in New York
Author: Horatio Alger (Jr.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks
Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1554812364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero’s exemplary struggle—to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence—was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger’s works have at different times been framed as a model for the “American dream” and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst’s new introduction separates the myth of Alger as “success ideologue” from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. Ragged Dick is paired in this edition with Risen from the Ranks, another coming-of-age story of a young man achieving respectability. Historical appendices include extensive contemporary reviews, material on the “success myth” associated with Alger, and parodies of Alger’s work.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1554812364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger’s most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero’s exemplary struggle—to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence—was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger’s works have at different times been framed as a model for the “American dream” and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst’s new introduction separates the myth of Alger as “success ideologue” from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. Ragged Dick is paired in this edition with Risen from the Ranks, another coming-of-age story of a young man achieving respectability. Historical appendices include extensive contemporary reviews, material on the “success myth” associated with Alger, and parodies of Alger’s work.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Children's Books in the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress: Chronological
Author: Library of Congress. Rare Book Division
Publisher:
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Category : Children's books
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's books
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
National Union Catalog
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Knowledge and Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780892326815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780892326815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The Markham Review
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description