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Title: Luke Walton

Note: Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "Luke Walton" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Luke Walton, a young Chicago newsboy who navigates the struggles of poverty and the challenges of life on the streets, showcasing his honesty, kindness, and determination to improve his family's circumstances. As he encounters various situations, including deception and criminality among peers, Luke exemplifies strong moral values and the desire for justice. At the start of the book, we meet Luke as he sells newspapers outside a prominent hotel in Chicago. Despite his relatively better appearance compared to other newsboys, he is approached by a gentleman, Benjamin Afton, who unexpectedly buys two papers but pays with a five-dollar bill, trusting Luke to return the change the next day. Luke’s resolve to return the money rather than keeping it, even when encouraged by his peers to be dishonest, establishes his character as one of integrity. The chapter unfolds Luke's encounters with other newsboys, his family life, including his mother and younger brother, and dramatic hints at a deeper family secret related to a letter from his deceased father, which sets the stage for Luke's quest for justice against those who wronged his family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

EBook No.: 26083

Published: Jul 17, 2008

Downloads: 67

Language: English

Subject: Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction

Subject: Conduct of life -- Fiction

Subject: Robbers and outlaws -- Fiction

Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Luke Walton

Note: Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Gary Sandino (text) and Al Haines (HTML) from
scans kindly provided by the Internet Archive
(www.archive.org)

Summary: "Luke Walton" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Luke Walton, a young Chicago newsboy who navigates the struggles of poverty and the challenges of life on the streets, showcasing his honesty, kindness, and determination to improve his family's circumstances. As he encounters various situations, including deception and criminality among peers, Luke exemplifies strong moral values and the desire for justice. At the start of the book, we meet Luke as he sells newspapers outside a prominent hotel in Chicago. Despite his relatively better appearance compared to other newsboys, he is approached by a gentleman, Benjamin Afton, who unexpectedly buys two papers but pays with a five-dollar bill, trusting Luke to return the change the next day. Luke’s resolve to return the money rather than keeping it, even when encouraged by his peers to be dishonest, establishes his character as one of integrity. The chapter unfolds Luke's encounters with other newsboys, his family life, including his mother and younger brother, and dramatic hints at a deeper family secret related to a letter from his deceased father, which sets the stage for Luke's quest for justice against those who wronged his family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899

EBook No.: 26083

Published: Jul 17, 2008

Downloads: 67

Language: English

Subject: Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction

Subject: Conduct of life -- Fiction

Subject: Robbers and outlaws -- Fiction

Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.