Helen Ford

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

" Helen Ford" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative highlights the struggles of a young girl, Helen, and her father, Robert Ford, as they navigate life in a boarding house while dreaming of a brighter future through an invention that Robert is tirelessly working on. The story delves into themes of perseverance, familial love, and the challenges faced by those in lower social classes. The opening of the book introduces readers to the boarding house managed by the bustling Mother Morton, where a diverse group of tenants resides, largely made up of individuals striving to make ends meet. Following Helen and her father, the early chapters depict Helen's innocent determination to support her father amidst their financial struggles and the societal judgments they encounter. As they settle into their new lodgings, we learn of Robert Ford's aspirations to create a flying machine, a quest that consumes him while Helen assumes the role of caretaker and provider. The opening sets the stage for a story rich in compassion, ambition, and the dynamics of hardship in a burgeoning urban landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2017-01-02