Project Gutenberg 2017-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 86 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Rough and Ready; Or, Life Among the New York Newsboys Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by David Edwards, readbueno, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Rough and Ready; Or, Life Among the New York Newsboys" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story focuses on the life of a young newsboy named Rufus, nicknamed "Rough and Ready," who navigates the challenges of poverty in New York City while supporting himself and his younger sister, Rose. The narrative promises to explore themes of resilience, morality, and the struggles of underprivileged youth, as well as the importance of personal values in the face of adversity. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Rufus as he sells newspapers on the busy streets of New York, demonstrating his quick wit and business savvy amidst the bustling environment. Through interactions with various customers, we learn about his circumstances, including his relationship with his disreputable stepfather, Martin, and his commitment to care for Rose after their mother's death. The opening chapters set the stage for Rufus's determination to provide a better life for his sister, showcasing his hardworking nature and the difficulties they face as they seek to escape the negative influences surrounding them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Paperboys -- Juvenile fiction Self culture -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 351377 351150 2024-09-23T04:15:40.315233 2023-09-23T15:06:33.268612 text/html text/html 351720 2017-07-17T15:31:50 text/html 496651 2017-07-17T15:35:36 text/html application/zip 541689 2024-09-23T04:15:46.782175 application/epub+zip 540930 2024-09-23T04:15:41.230214 application/epub+zip 206125 2024-09-23T04:15:40.762276 application/epub+zip 632809 2024-09-23T04:15:50.792178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610194 2024-09-23T04:15:46.332174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276063 2022-09-25T03:33:28.621493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302319 302133 2024-09-23T04:15:39.076254 2023-09-23T15:06:32.106588 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 302158 2020-06-14T19:52:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108448 2020-06-14T19:52:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20494 2024-09-23T04:15:50.935153 application/rdf+xml 25219 2024-09-23T04:15:40.862236 image/jpeg 3893 2024-09-23T04:15:40.812195 image/jpeg 500152 2024-09-23T04:15:40.356201 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