Ragged Dick

Originally published in serialized form, Ragged Dick is the type of heartwarming young-adult nove...

Making His Way (Illustrated)

Two boys were walking in the campus of the Bridgeville Academy. They were apparently of about the...

Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks

Fame and Fortune The Progress Of Richard Hunter

In this tale Ragged Dick, now Richard Hunter, continues 'cultivating himself,' again meets with a...

Making his Mark

Andy Gordon The Fortunes Of A Young Janitor

In this story we find Andy Gordon, the son of a poor widow, as the hero. Being eager for an educa...

Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World

In Jr. Horatio Alger's novel 'Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World,' readers ar...

The Young Adventurer Tom’s Trip Across The Plains

At nearly sixteen years of age, Tom Nelson sets out for California hoping to earn money in the go...

Young Captain Jack The Son Of A Soldier

A civil war navel story - young Jack becomes a Caption and must show leadership and other persona...

Tattered Tom or The Story of a Street Arab

When, three years since, the author published 'Ragged Dick,' he was far from anticipating the fla...

Joe the Hotel Boy (Illustrated)

Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author,...

Grit The Young Boatman Of Pine Point

Horatio Alger's 'GRIT,' also known as 'The Young Boatman of Pine Point. Horatio Alger is known fo...