The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success by Jr. Horatio Alger
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"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.)
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| Author | Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899 |
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| Illustrator | Shute, A. B. (Augustus Burnham), 1851-1906 |
| Title | The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success |
| Credits | E-text prepared by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 93.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| 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 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56756 |
| Release Date | Mar 16, 2018 |
| Last Update | Jun 14, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 357 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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