Ragged Dick
book by Horatio Alger
Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is a boys' book by Horatio Alger, Jr. It was published in parts (serialization) in the magazine Student and Schoolmate in 1867. It was then published as a book in 1868 by A. K. Loring of Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first of six books in the Ragged Dick series. It was Alger's bestselling book.[1]
Illustration from the first edition | |
Author | Horatio Alger, Jr. |
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Original title | Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Ragged Dick Series |
Genre | Boys' book |
Publisher | A. K. Loring |
Publication date | May 5, 1868 |
Media type | |
Followed by | Fame and Fortune |
Story
Ragged Dick is a poor bootblack (shoe shine boy) in New York City. He makes his life better by working hard and being honest. He opens a bank account and takes a frail boy named Fosdick into his little apartment. Fosdick teaches Dick to read, write, and do arithmetic. One day, Dick saves a rich man's child from drowning. He is rewarded with money and a clerk's job in the man's firm.
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