Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 90 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Phil, the Fiddler Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Phil, the Fiddler" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century that highlights the experiences of children in urban poverty. The story centers around a young Italian boy named Phil, who navigates the brutal life of a street musician under the oppressive control of a padrone, or master. Through Phil's struggles, the novel explores themes of friendship, exploitation, and the yearning for freedom. At the start of the narrative, we meet Phil, a spirited young boy who plays the violin and sings in the streets of New York City to earn money. Despite the challenging circumstances he faces, including the threat of violence from his padrone if he fails to meet daily monetary quotas, Phil maintains an optimistic attitude. His interactions with other street children, particularly his companion Giacomo, reveal the harsh realities of their existence, such as poverty, harsh treatment, and longing for their homes in Italy. The opening chapters set the stage for a poignant tale of resilience and the desperate hope for a better future amid dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Violinists -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction Runaways -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 330372 330381 2024-09-01T06:50:53.356543 2023-10-01T06:25:42.060240 text/html text/html 351104 2021-02-26T00:34:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 103343 2021-02-26T00:34:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 147737 2024-09-01T06:50:59.596506 application/epub+zip 152751 2024-09-01T06:50:54.768569 application/epub+zip 152751 2024-09-01T06:50:53.905588 application/epub+zip 312317 2024-09-01T06:51:03.256991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283892 2024-09-01T06:50:58.995514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283976 2022-09-01T07:34:17.692560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261322 261296 2024-09-01T06:50:52.341541 2023-10-01T06:25:41.101235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 269117 2016-09-20T10:43:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 96643 2016-09-20T10:46:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 261234 2006-03-18T16:31:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95682 2006-03-18T16:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21269 2024-09-01T06:51:03.398977 application/rdf+xml 11946 2024-09-01T06:50:54.256527 image/jpeg 3271 2024-09-01T06:50:54.078526 image/jpeg 140953 2024-09-01T06:50:53.381528 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