This is a rags to riches romance about an exceedingly beautiful, poor, young girl (Thurley Ruxton) who is mentored by one of New York’s elite hostesse...
Horatio Alger, Jr. was well known for his best-selling series of books highlighting “the American Dream” of poor boys making good and becoming rich an...
Richard Hunter, formerly Ragged Dick, continues to advance in the world through luck and excellent morals. He, along with his friend Henry, moves into...
The Girl Who Had Nothing tells the story of a young orphan who finds herself in dire circumstances. Faced with poverty and despair, she throws herself...
The Rise of David Levinsky is a semi-autobiographical novel by Abraham Cahan that tells the story of a Jewish immigrant who comes to America in the la...
This novel, originally published as a serial in 1852, follows the life of Jack Engle, a young man navigating the complexities of 19th-century New York...
In "Mark the Match Boy," Horatio Alger Jr. continues the narrative of his popular "Ragged Dick" series. Mark Manton, an orphaned match boy, faces a bl...
Rough and Ready, a young newsboy, navigates the tough streets of New York City to support himself and his younger sister. He faces numerous challenges...
