Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward Paperback - 1985
by Horatio Alger; Introduction by Carl Bode
Summary
The hero of Ragged Dick is a veritable "diamond in the rough"as innately virtuous as he is streetwise and cocky. Immediately popular with young readers, the novel also appealed to parents, who repsonded to its colorful espousal of the Protestant ethic. Struggling Upward, published nearly thirty years later, followed the same time-tested formulas, and despite critical indifference it, too, had mass appeal.
As Carl Bode points out in his introduction, Horatio Alger filled a void in American literature and met scant competition both in the nature and the number of his works. Like his heroes, Alger rose to the top by chance, coincidence, and hard work.
From the rear cover
The hero of 'Ragged Dick' is a veritable 'diamond in the rough'-as innately virtuous as he is streetwise and cocky. Immediately popular with young readers, the novel also appealed to parents, who responded to its colorful espousal of the Protestant ethic. 'Struggling Upward' published nearly thirty years later, followed the same time-tested formulas, and despite critical indifference it, too, had mass appeal.
Details
- Title Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward
- Author Horatio Alger; Introduction by Carl Bode
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, New York
- Date 1985-01-08
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780140390339 / 0140390332
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.1 in (19.56 x 12.95 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Library of Congress subjects Boys, New York (N.Y.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 85107091
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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