Mark the Match Boy; or Richard Hunter's Ward

By:

Horatio Alger

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Ragged Dick

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Originally published in 1897, Mark the Match Boy; or Richard Hunter's Ward is one of Alger's formulaic juvenile novels, which are best remembered for the "rags-to-riches" theme they championed. In such stories, poor city boys rose in social status by working hard and being honest. In Mark the Match Boy; or Richard Hunter's Ward, Richard Hunter, now a successful and respectable New York businessman, becomes the patron of a poor runaway boy and starts him on the ladder of success.

Author Biography:

Horatio Alger Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.

Release date Australia

June 17th, 2017

Author

Horatio Alger

Audience

Children / Juvenile

Pages

120

Series

Ragged Dick

Dimensions

152x229x6

ISBN-13

9781547275298

Product ID

37409282

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