Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward (Penguin Classics)
by Horatio Alger Jr., Carl Bode
This Penguin Classics volume gathers Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward by Horatio Alger Jr., bringing together stories associated with ambition, perseverance, self-improvement, and the pursuit of a better position in life. With Carl Bode’s contribution, the edition introduces readers to an enduring part of American literary history.
About This Book
Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward presents classic American fiction by Horatio Alger Jr.
The collection centers on themes of effort, ambition, self-improvement, and social advancement suggested by its titles.
This Penguin Classics edition includes the editorial contribution of Carl Bode.
It offers readers an opportunity to explore a significant strand of nineteenth-century American popular literature.
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