Электронная книга: Alger Horatio Jr. «Making His Way; Or, Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward»
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Alger, Horatio, Jr.
born Jan. 13, 1832, Chelsea, Mass., U.S.
died July 18, 1899, Natick, Mass.
U.S. writer.
The son of a Unitarian minister, Alger graduated from Harvard with honours and then earned a degree from its divinity school. Forced to leave his pulpit after two years because of allegations of improper activities with youths, he took up writing. Beginning with Ragged Dick (1868), he wrote more than 100 books that were almost alike in preaching that through honesty, cheerful perseverance, and hard work a poor but virtuous lad would have his just reward (though it was almost always precipitated by good luck). His books sold more than 20 million copies, despite consistently weak plots and dialogue, and Alger was one of the most popular and socially influential writers of the late 19th century.
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Источник: Alger, Horatio, Jr.
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