Ragged Dick and Risen from the Ranks (1868, 1874) (Broadview Editions)

by Gary Scharnhorst (Editor), Gary Scharnhorst (Editor), Horatio Alger Jr. (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2017

  $22.74

  In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger's most successful book, Alger codified the basic formula he would follow in nearly a hundred subsequent novels for boys. It is paired in this edition with Risen from the Ranks, another coming-of-age story of a young man achieving respectability. Historical appendices include extensive contemporary reviews, material on the success myth , and parodies of Alger's work.