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The Horatio Alger Jr. Library
Step into the bustling streets, humble lodgings, counting rooms, and hopeful parlors of nineteenth-century America with The Horatio Alger Jr. Library.Here you will hear, in full, the stories that made Horatio Alger Jr. one of the most widely read authors of his age: tales of poor boys, honest work, hard lessons, unexpected opportunity, and the determined climb toward respectability and independence.These are stories of bootblacks, newsboys, clerks, strivers, and young men who discover that…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 31 - The Advertisement
In which Ernest Ray and Luke Robbins encounter the repentant Tom Burns, whose trembling confession and promise of reform touch the boy’s kind heart, leading to…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 30 - A Burglar's Failure
In which a scheming man named Tom Burns, driven by greed and thoughts of past rivalry, plans a midnight robbery at a mining settlement’s store, unaware that he…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 29 - Tom Burns Makes a Call
In which a restless stranger, masked by misfortune and temperance, seeks employment in a mining settlement and cautiously communes with a wary old man…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 28 - Storekeeping
In which Ernest Ray, newly engaged in the mercantile business, skillfully manages a thriving store in the mining settlement, encountering a mysterious stranger…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 27 - Oreville
In which Ernest Ray and Luke Robbins, setting out for California with little more than hope and slender finances, find themselves befriended by a seasoned…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 26 - Bought Off
In which a once-prosperous lawyer, Benjamin Bolton, receives a modest sum from Stephen Ray and resolves to improve his fortunes while cautiously probing the…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 25 - A Sartling Disclosure
In which an unexpected visitor named Benjamin Bolton confronts Stephen Ray with unsettling accusations about a long-lost will and the true disposition of an…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 24 - Stephen Ray and His Son
In which we are introduced to the imperious Stephen Ray and his son Clarence, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement set the tone for their encounter with a…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 23 - Given in Trust
In which Ernest and his companion Luke prepare to leave Emmonsville for California, entrusted with the care of young Frank, the son of the captured outlaw…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 22 - Castro to the Rescue
In which a courageous Indian comes to the aid of young Ernest, who has been captured by the infamous Fox brothers, and together they ensure the safe delivery…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 21 - Out of the Frying Pan
In which Ernest, having daringly escaped from a subterranean prison, encounters a man whose identity and intentions cause him much unease, leading to a tense…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 20 - Ernest Exlpores the Cave
In which Ernest and Frank pass a quiet morning within the cave, discussing schools and the promise of freedom beyond their confinement, while Ernest quietly…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 19 - Living With Thieves
In which young Ernest, confined within a cavernous retreat alongside Frank, carefully explores the dark recesses and hidden outlets of the cave, seeking hope…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 18 - Fox's Band
In which James Fox and his companion, Hugh Humphries, navigate a tense situation involving a boy named Ernest and a suspicious Quaker figure linked to a recent…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 17 - Frank
In which a young outlaw named James Fox introduces Ernest Ray, a bank messenger boy, to his lonely son Frank, fostering an unexpected friendship amid their…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 16 - In the Outlaw's Home
In which young Ernest finds himself in the company of the notorious outlaw James Fox, whose rough exterior belies a tender affection for his young son and a…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 15 - John Castro
In which Ernest graciously accepts hospitality from an Indian family and resumes his journey toward Lee’s Falls, where he is unexpectedly detained by a…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 14 - Ernest Has an Adventure
In which the young and industrious Luke Robbins sets out on a timely quest to find the missing Ernest, a trusted boy messenger whose daring rescue of a small…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 13 - Just in Time
In which a daring rescue unfolds as Luke Robbins confronts the notorious outlaw John Fox, whose dangerous schemes and desperate attempts to escape reveal the…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 12 - John Fox Finds a Knife
In which a captured outlaw, left alone and bound in a farmer’s attic, cunningly frees himself using a concealed knife, determined to reclaim his lost arms and…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 11 - Under Watch and Ward
In which a determined captive is secured overnight in a rustic New England farmhouse attic under the vigilant watch of a resolute guard, much to the uneasy…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 10 - Fox Astonished
In which a man of calm and resolute character cleverly overpowers a notorious outlaw and secures him with the aid of a nervous farmer, revealing a surprising…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 9 - An Armed Escort
In which Luke Robbins, disguised as a Quaker janitor, is entrusted with the task of escorting a nervous farmer along a lonely road, where they encounter a…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 8 - Luke Joins the Friends
In which Luke Robbins, a bold and resolute man, seeks to protect the Emmonsville bank from the notorious Fox brothers by offering his services and adopting the…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 7 - On the Road
In which Ernest finds a devoted companion in the steadfast Luke Robbins, as they embark on a leisurely westward journey facing the trials of limited means and…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 6 - A Friend in Need
In which young Ernest faces a threatening encounter with a disreputable tramp intent on claiming money he has just uncovered, only to be saved by the timely…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 5 - Burns Returns
In which Ernest, having laid his old friend Peter Brant to rest, discovers a hidden treasure that promises to open new horizons beyond the quiet settlement of…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 4 - Alone in the World
In which the theft of two gold pieces from a humble cabin sets in motion a quiet inquiry among the villagers, revealing secrets about the deceased occupant’s…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 3 - Robbery
In which a penniless tramp, guided by greedy intent, clandestinely enters the cabin of a recently deceased old man, seeking concealed wealth but finds far less…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 2 - Uncle Peter's Revelation
In which young Ernest learns of his humble origins and the bitter estrangement that has kept him from a wealthy cousin, while receiving a small inheritance and…
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A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 1 - In a Lonely Cabin
In which a resolute young lad named Ernest tends to his ailing uncle in a humble prairie cabin, displaying devotion amid the modest trappings of their frontier…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight
In which the warm-hearted Mrs. O’Keefe gently reveals troubling truths to the ailing Mr. Linden, stirring quiet transformations amid family secrets and…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Thirty-Five and Thirty-Six
In which Florence, in her earnest endeavour to secure respectable employment, faces the harsh judgement of society and the sting of unjust slander, compelling…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Thirty-Three and Thirty-Four
In which Dodger unexpectedly encounters the wife of Curtis Waring, learning of her plight and the tangled circumstances that surround her husband’s duplicity…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Thirty-One and Thirty-Two
In which Florence Linden faces a harsh dismissal from her governess position due to her humble lodging, while young Dodger adapts to his new job with steady…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty
In which Florence Linden, engaged as a governess and musician at Mrs. Leighton's, navigates the delicate social distinctions of a genteel party where her…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight
In which Dodger arrives in San Francisco, hopeful to begin anew under his assumed name, and secures employment with the aid of his new acquaintance, Randolph…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six
In which Florence and Tim Bolton join forces in a cordial understanding to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Dodger, suspecting interference by the…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Twenty-Three and Twenty-Four
In which Dodger, a hardy street lad with a thirst for learning, embarks on a long voyage to California under the watchful tutelage of Mr Leslie, who resolves…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty-Two
In which young Arthur Grant awakens to find himself aboard the good ship Columbia, encountering the unaccustomed trials of seasickness and the start of a…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
In which Dodger attempts a daring escape from confinement, only to be thwarted by suspicion and deceit, as he seeks help from a passerby and confronts the…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
In which Florence resolves to visit her ailing uncle despite the obstructive presence of her cunning cousin Curtis, who harbours designs upon her and wields…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
In which a young governess takes up her post with a lively pupil, winning the child's affection and beginning to impart both knowledge and kindness within the…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
In which the scene is set in Tim Bolton’s underground saloon, where the notorious proprietor laments the disappearance of his stepson Dodger, who has struck…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Eleven and Twelve
In which Florence, feeling cast adrift and melancholy in her new surroundings, takes courage to seek employment as a governess, encouraged by the observant…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Nine and Ten
In which Florence embarks upon a humble new life in a modest tenement, striving to adapt to her altered circumstances with the kind aid of Mrs. O’Keefe and the…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Seven and Eight
In which Florence Linden, compelled by her uncle’s displeasure, resolves to leave the home of her youth and venture into the unknown world beyond, supported by…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Five and Six
In which a young streetwise boy named Dodger confronts Florence with a conflicted past, and through an earnest exchange, a tender hope for redemption is…
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Adrift in New York Chapters Three and Four
In which a shady alliance is formed between Curtis Waring and a disreputable man named Tim Bolton, as plans unfold to obtain a will of considerable importance…
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Adrift in New York Chapters One and Two
In which the grief-stricken John Linden reveals the long-lost fate of his abducted son to his niece and nephew, whose differing desires complicate the hopes…