Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 251 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio The Store Boy E-text prepared by booksmith HTML file produced by David Widger "The Store Boy" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel likely written in the late 19th century, during a time when stories of young men overcoming adversity were popular in American literature. The narrative centers around Ben Barclay, a hardworking boy who faces various challenges as he strives to support his widowed mother while working in a local grocery store and navigating encounters with a range of characters, including a threatening tramp and his wealthy rival Tom Davenport. The opening of the book introduces readers to Ben as he meets a rough-looking tramp who attempts to intimidate him and demands money. Despite the tramp's aggressive inquiries, Ben cleverly manages to protect the money he collected from his employer. After an encounter with the tramp, Ben meets Rose Gardiner, a girl he admires, and the two exchange pleasantries as they head towards town. The narrative sets the stage for themes of bravery, morality, and the complexities of social class, particularly through Ben's struggles to keep his family secure as they face the possibility of losing their home due to financial pressures applied by Squire Davenport. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction Real estate agents -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 350374 2025-06-05T04:24:25.198399 text/html 360397 2020-12-20T03:43:29 text/html 172086 2025-06-05T04:24:33.352317 application/epub+zip 178819 2025-06-05T04:24:27.478352 application/epub+zip 178819 2025-06-05T04:24:26.141375 application/epub+zip 345023 2025-06-05T04:24:37.687314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313333 2025-06-05T04:24:32.454342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281924 2022-09-05T09:39:32.560893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277122 2023-10-05T06:49:46.594248 text/plain 17335 2025-06-05T04:24:37.837298 application/rdf+xml 10751 2025-06-05T04:24:26.709358 image/jpeg 3206 2025-06-05T04:24:26.427363 image/jpeg 163876 2025-06-05T04:24:25.227372 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia