Project Gutenberg 2008-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 71 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Gary Sandino from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/index.php) HTML file produced by David Widger Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/samschancehowhei00algerich "Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Sam Barker, who, after a troubled past as a street boy in New York, seeks to improve his life through hard work and good fortune. The narrative focuses on his journey as he transitions from lowly jobs to working as an errand boy, highlighting themes of self-improvement, integrity, and the pursuit of success against the odds. At the start of the novel, Sam Barker contemplates entering the workforce and realizes that he needs new clothes to present himself as a capable office boy. He successfully buys a new outfit from a second-hand clothing store, marking the beginning of his transformation. Throughout this opening segment, we see glimpses of Sam's character—his cleverness in haggling for clothes, his unrefined yet earnest nature, and the social challenges he faces as he tries to fit into a new role. The chapters then follow Sam as he starts his job, navigates financial hardships, and begins to make choices that will determine his future, setting the stage for his growth and development throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PZ Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 316024 316025 2024-10-11T08:30:35.280069 2023-09-11T11:06:39.681084 text/html text/html 324366 2019-01-08T14:27:08 text/html 190839 2024-10-11T08:30:45.792024 application/epub+zip 195774 2024-10-11T08:30:39.695048 application/epub+zip 168638 2024-10-11T08:30:37.852060 application/epub+zip 422304 2024-10-11T08:30:50.668984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392290 2024-10-11T08:30:44.598048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360998 2022-09-12T07:42:12.298806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249399 249014 2024-10-11T08:30:33.569091 2023-09-11T11:06:38.279024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248825 2008-07-12T14:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88421 2008-07-12T14:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20447 2024-10-11T08:30:51.304986 application/rdf+xml 18306 2024-10-11T08:30:38.600061 image/jpeg 4192 2024-10-11T08:30:38.301046 image/jpeg 92861 2019-01-08T14:28:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 187945 2024-10-11T08:30:35.303083 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