Ragged Dick ; or, Street life in New York with the boot-blacks ; and, Risen from the ranks ; or, Harry Walton's success / Horatio Alger Jr. ; edited by Gary Scharnhorst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899.

Contributor:

Scharnhorst, Gary, editor.

Standardized Title:

Novels. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

393 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Ragged Dick

Street life in New York with the boot-blacks

Risen from the ranks

Harry Walton's success

Place of Publication:

Peterborough, Ontario : Broadview Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger's most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys: a young hero, inexperienced in the temptations of the city but morally armed to resist them, is unexpectedly forced to earn a livelihood. The hero's exemplary struggle--to retain his virtue, to clear his name of accusations, and to gain economic independence--was the basis of the Alger plot. Hugely popular at the turn of the twentieth century, Alger's works have at different times been framed as a model for the "American dream" and as dangerously exciting sensationalism for young readers; Gary Scharnhorst's new introduction separates the myth of Alger as "success ideologue" from the more complex messages conveyed in his work. Ragged Dick is paired in this edition with Risen from the Ranks, another coming-of-age story of a young man achieving respectability. Historical appendices include extensive contemporary reviews, material on the "success myth" associated with Alger, and parodies of Alger's work."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899. Ragged Dick.

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899. Risen from the ranks.

ISBN:

9781554812363

1554812364

OCLC:

964368778