Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Digitized by Cardinalis Etext Press [C.E.K.] Modified for Project Gutenberg by Andrew Sly "Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows Luke Larkin, a determined and resourceful young boy who struggles against adversity and societal class differences in his small town of Groveton. As he navigates challenges, including a competitive skating contest against the privileged Randolph Duncan, Luke's character and integrity are put to the test, highlighting themes of perseverance, morality, and the socioeconomic divide. The opening of the book introduces a lively scene with boys gathered at a pond for a skating contest. Luke Larkin, a hardworking boy from a less affluent background, is up against Randolph Duncan, the wealthy son of the town's bank president. Tension arises as the stakes for the contest are high—a Waterbury watch is offered as a prize. As the race unfolds, an incident occurs that seemingly foils Luke's chances. The narrative sets the stage for the ensuing drama of class rivalry, friendship, and Luke's quest for self-improvement, laying the groundwork for his journey through both triumph and heartache. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction Robbers and outlaws -- Juvenile fiction New England -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 420620 420497 2024-10-03T05:13:24.157716 2023-10-03T05:28:13.891333 text/html text/html 446809 2020-12-28T20:42:43 text/html 211199 2024-10-03T05:13:37.047672 application/epub+zip 218961 2024-10-03T05:13:28.714720 application/epub+zip 202163 2024-10-03T05:13:26.711832 application/epub+zip 487631 2024-10-03T05:13:42.518636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458133 2024-10-03T05:13:35.743647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424473 2022-09-03T07:20:11.111358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312670 312598 2024-10-03T05:13:20.003740 2023-10-03T05:28:10.118289 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 307762 2020-12-28T20:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111967 2020-12-28T20:42:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21243 2024-10-03T05:13:42.921626 application/rdf+xml 16938 2024-10-03T05:13:27.505706 image/jpeg 3874 2024-10-03T05:13:27.051701 image/jpeg 122284 2020-12-28T20:42:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 202178 2024-10-03T05:13:24.187732 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