Ragged Dick, or, Street life in New York with the bootblacks

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His first major success came with the publication of his eighth novel, Ragged Dick in Other popular novels include Luck and Pluck (), Tattered Tom (), and Strive and Succeed (). Alger also wrote several adult novels, including A Fancy of Her's (first publihsed as The New Schoolma'am in ) and The Disagreeable Woman ()/5(25).

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Full Title: Ragged Dick: or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks; When Written: Where Written: New York City When Published: Literary Period: American Naturalism Genre: Bildungsroman, serial novel, novel, Setting: New York City Climax: Ragged Dick jumps into the East River to save a drowning boy.

Antagonist: Micky Maguire, Jim Travis. A quintessential boy?s novel of adventure, romance, and coming of age, Ragged Dick brings to life the drama and perils of living among other young outcasts in the crowded streets of lower. Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York With the Bootblacks (Alger, Horatio, Works.) | Horatio Alger | download | B–OK.

Download books for free. Find books. "Ragged Dick"; or," Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks" is a novel by Horatio Alger, Jr. It was first serialized in "The Student and Schoolmate" inand released as a full length novel in May It was the first volume in the six volume Ragged Dick Series, and became Alger's all-time bestseller/5.

Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks. by Horatio Alger. THE LITERARY WORK. A novel set in New York City in the late s; published in SYNOPSIS.

A fourteen-year-old orphan transforms himself from a homeless boot-black into a “respectable” young man through a combination of self-reliance and the help of friends. Dick Hunter rises from life on the streets as a newsboy to become financially independent and his fortunes take a dramatic turn for the better when he rescues the drowning son of a successful 5/5(1).

Frank is the nephew of Mr. Whitney, a businessman in New York City whom Frank visits one is a student at an expensive boarding school in Barnton, Connecticut, where he studies the classics.

Frank and Mr. Whitney meet Ragged Dick on a street corner as the two try to decide what Frank ought to do with his day, as Mr. Whitney has business to which he must attend and can’t show Frank. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg. Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks by Jr.

Horatio Alger - Free Ebook Project Gutenberg. So I picked up a copy of Ragged Dick or Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks at a used book store and gave it a go. One should know what one is talking about whenever possible. Ragged Dick was exactly what I expected a Horatio Alger story to be, except when it was more than I expected.

The story is the first in Alger's Richard Hunter 4/5(5). Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is a Bildungsroman by Horatio Alger Jr., which was serialized in Student and Schoolmate in and expanded for publication as a full-length novel in May by the publisher A.

Loring. It was the first volume in the six-volume Ragged Dick Series and became Alger's best-selling work. The tale follows a poor bootblack's rise to middle-class Author: Horatio Alger Jr. Book/Printed Material Ragged Dick, or, Street life in New York with the boot-blacks Page view About this Item.

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Ragged Dick, children’s book by Horatio Alger, Jr., published serially in and in book form in Alternately titled Street Life in New York with the Bootblacks, the popular though formulaic story chronicles the successful rise of the title character from rags to respectability.

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See all 3 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Amazon Price New from Used from /5(63). Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a Bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel. It was first published in serialized form in in Student and Schoolmate.

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at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or more Due to COVID, orders may be delayed.Ragged Dick Or, Street Life In New York With The Boot-Blacks Preface "Ragged Dick" was contributed as a serial story to the pages of the Schoolmate, a well-known juvenile magazine, during the year