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Title: The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success
Note: Reading ease score: 93.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Frank Hardy, a young boy who is thrust into the role of a book agent due to his family's misfortunes. As he embarks on this new path, he learns valuable lessons about perseverance, responsibility, and the challenges of earning a living. At the start of the book, Frank is introduced as an optimistic sixteen-year-old boy living with his family. The narrative establishes the family's struggles, particularly concerning Frank's father, who has been injured in a train accident, and the impending financial troubles due to a business rival's deceit. As Frank seeks to help his family, he considers the profession of a book agent, leading to an encounter with experienced agents that fuels his determination to succeed despite the odds stacked against him. The opening sets a stage filled with both familial love and the harsh realities of economic hardship, framing Frank's journey toward independence and success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
Illustrator: Shute, A. B., 1851-1906
EBook No.: 56756
Published: Mar 16, 2018
Downloads: 59
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Traveling sales personnel -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Bankruptcy -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Selling -- Books -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success
Note: Reading ease score: 93.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Frank Hardy, a young boy who is thrust into the role of a book agent due to his family's misfortunes. As he embarks on this new path, he learns valuable lessons about perseverance, responsibility, and the challenges of earning a living. At the start of the book, Frank is introduced as an optimistic sixteen-year-old boy living with his family. The narrative establishes the family's struggles, particularly concerning Frank's father, who has been injured in a train accident, and the impending financial troubles due to a business rival's deceit. As Frank seeks to help his family, he considers the profession of a book agent, leading to an encounter with experienced agents that fuels his determination to succeed despite the odds stacked against him. The opening sets a stage filled with both familial love and the harsh realities of economic hardship, framing Frank's journey toward independence and success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
Illustrator: Shute, A. B., 1851-1906
EBook No.: 56756
Published: Mar 16, 2018
Downloads: 59
Language: English
Subject: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Bildungsromans
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Success -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Traveling sales personnel -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Bankruptcy -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Selling -- Books -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.