A volume of the Tattered Tom series originally published in 1872, one of Horatio Alger’s most popular series of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born at Revere, Massachusetts, January 13, 1834. He was the son of a clergyman, was graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at its Divinity School in 1860 and was pastor of the Unitarian Church at Brewster, Mass., in 1862-66.
In the latter year he settled in New York and began drawing public attention to the condition and needs of street boys. He mingled with them, gained their confidence showed a personal concern in their affairs, and stimulated them to honest and useful living. With his first story he won the hearts of all red-blooded boys everywhere, and of the seventy or more that followed over a million copies were sold during the author's lifetime.
In his later life he was in appearance a short, stout, bald-headed man, with cordial manners and whimsical views of things that amused all who met him. He died at Natick, Mass., July 18, 1899.
Mr. Alger's stories are as popular now as when first published, because they treat of real live boys who were always up and about-just like the boys found everywhere to-day. They are pure in tone and inspiring in influence, and many reforms in the juvenile life of New York may be traced to them.
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Another Rags to Riches Story,
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This review is from: Slow And Sure; From The Street To The Shop (Library Binding)
Horatio Alger Jr continues the story of Paul the Peddlar (not reviewed) in this short fictional piece of poor young men struggling to make a living on the rough streets of New York City. Paul, a fifteen year-old boy, has come a long way from his bootblack past and is now the proud owner of a tie store, where he makes $15 a week to support his younger brother and his widowed mother.Through the course of the story, Paul meets up with Julius, another poor young man who lives with a common criminal. Julius wants to be good and doesn't want to grow up like his benefactor (who takes more than he gives). As it turns out, Julius's guardian wants to rob the plush house that Paul is safe-guarding. Julius struggles with whom his alliances belong to and eventually confides in Paul. This saves Paul and his family from trouble and accredits Julius with being honest. Most of Alger's books are formulaic and this one is no exception. However, they are always a joy to read, even if they can be a bit corny. The message is the same, though: hard work, honesty, frugalness, and respect will earn one's fortune in life.
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