Project Gutenberg 2007-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 192 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter Produced by Sigal Alon, Fox in the Stars, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story continues the journey of Richard Hunter, previously introduced as "Ragged Dick," showcasing his struggle from poverty and street life towards respectability and ambition. The narrative focuses on themes of hard work, education, and the pursuit of a better life, illustrating the experiences of young boys in urban America during that time. At the start of the novel, Dick and his friend Henry Fosdick are moving into a new boarding house, reflecting on their recent ascension from a life of vagabondage to one of relative comfort and stability. The narrative provides insights into their optimistic outlook as they begin working respectable jobs after overcoming significant hardships. Dick's previous life as a boot-black is juxtaposed against his current situation, emphasizing his desire for respectability and aspirations for a brighter future. The beginning sets the stage for Dick’s challenges and triumphs as he navigates a new social landscape, determined to succeed and help his friends along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Friendship -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 297290 297311 2024-09-09T10:31:47.117164 2023-09-10T03:38:39.625022 text/html text/html 297876 2021-01-02T16:56:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 374295 2021-01-02T16:56:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 441106 2024-09-09T10:31:54.888081 application/epub+zip 442982 2024-09-09T10:31:49.246160 application/epub+zip 167892 2024-09-09T10:31:48.141125 application/epub+zip 661208 2024-09-09T10:31:59.087066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636814 2024-09-09T10:31:53.884096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365385 2022-09-10T08:27:43.063433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274509 274386 2024-09-09T10:31:45.879150 2023-09-10T03:38:38.356992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274291 2021-01-02T16:56:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99021 2021-01-02T16:56:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274282 2021-01-02T16:56:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99000 2021-01-02T16:56:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21760 2024-09-09T10:31:59.236069 application/rdf+xml 19474 2024-09-09T10:31:48.521126 image/jpeg 4316 2024-09-09T10:31:48.330127 image/jpeg 433770 2024-09-09T10:31:47.153119 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia