Project Gutenberg 2008-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 77 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio The Erie Train Boy Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Etext produced by Gary Sandino, from a scanned UC library book kindly provided by the Internet Archive (www.archive.org.) HTML file produced by David Widger "The Erie Train Boy" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around young Fred Fenton, who works as a train boy on the Erie road, navigating the challenges and adventures of city life while supporting his struggling family. The plot highlights themes of innocence, social class, and the quest for personal integrity in a world rife with deception. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Joshua Bascom, a naive farmer's son visiting New York City for the first time, who becomes the victim of a pickpocket, Ferdinand Morris, losing his wallet. Meanwhile, young Fred Fenton, the train boy, shows his resourcefulness by helping Joshua navigate the unfamiliar city. They encounter various characters, including a jeweler and a suspicious "fancy man," who add layers of intrigue to the narrative. The opening sets the stage for intersecting lives, depicting the dangers of urban life while hinting at Fred's growing maturity and the unlikely friendships that may blossom amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads -- Fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 393060 393061 2024-10-11T08:39:12.678945 2023-09-11T11:13:09.805367 text/html text/html 403925 2021-01-03T20:51:14 text/html 191442 2024-10-11T08:39:21.471892 application/epub+zip 198065 2024-10-11T08:39:15.063898 application/epub+zip 198065 2024-10-11T08:39:13.610908 application/epub+zip 391280 2024-10-11T08:39:26.232344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357016 2024-10-11T08:39:20.461889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335410 2022-09-12T07:51:54.657943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311383 311216 2024-10-11T08:39:10.635942 2023-09-11T11:13:08.197324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 311194 2021-01-03T20:51:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112859 2021-01-03T20:51:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20100 2024-10-11T08:39:26.365341 application/rdf+xml 12262 2024-10-11T08:39:14.193912 image/jpeg 3312 2024-10-11T08:39:13.901914 image/jpeg 120510 2021-01-03T20:51:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 182788 2024-10-11T08:39:12.708913 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