Horatio Alger's Best-Known Books on Bookshelf
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American author (1832–1899) of rags-to-riches stories for boys, including Ragged Dick.
Notable Horatio Alger books include Ragged Dick, Fame and Fortune and Tattered Tom, with titles published between 1868 and 1871. Whether you are starting a Horatio Alger reading list or working through the back catalogue, Bookshelf lets you log each title, give it a score out of 10 and keep track of what to read next.
The question of where to begin a Horatio Alger reading list comes up often. These are three of the best-known books to begin with:
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Horatio Alger's best-known books include Ragged Dick, Fame and Fortune and Tattered Tom. Rate them 1–10 to build your own ranking of Horatio Alger's best.
Horatio Alger has written many books, including Ragged Dick, Fame and Fortune and Tattered Tom. You can log any of them on Bookshelf.
A good way into Horatio Alger's work is Ragged Dick, or any of Fame and Fortune and Tattered Tom. Add them to your Bookshelf to keep track of what you've read and what to read next.
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