Horatio Alger, Jr.

Mark the Match Boy or Richard Hunter's Ward


Horatio Alger, Jr.



In this third installment from the “Ragged Dick” series by Horatio Algers, Jr., the reader is reacquainted with some old friends and meets y…

Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready


Horatio Alger, Jr.



Here are the adventures of Rufus, an older brother caring for his sister after leaving their drunk stepfather - captured by counterfeiters -…

In Search of Treasure


Horatio Alger, Jr.



Guy Fenwick is a bright boy of 16 who lives with his clergyman father near New Bedford, Massachusetts. Guy receives permission from his fath…

Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves (version 2)


Horatio Alger, Jr.



A young boy named Ben runs away to make a life of his own in the big city. He learns very quickly that this will be a lot harder than his i…

Rufus and Rose, or the Fortunes of Rough and Ready (Version 2)


Horatio Alger, Jr.



In this last book of the Ragged Dick series, Rufus and Rose seem to be on the best path forward following their adventures in our previous s…