Project Gutenberg 2006-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 280 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World George Smith "Adrift in New York: Tom and Florence Braving the World" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers on Florence Linden and her uncle John, who is grieving over the abduction of his son, Harvey, and the complicated family dynamics with Florence and her cousin Curtis Waring. As Florence faces pressure to marry her cousin to secure her uncle's fortune, she chooses instead to leave her comfortable home and find her own way in the world. The opening portion of the book introduces a tumultuous family environment marked by loss and manipulation. John Linden's health is failing, and he is preoccupied with the memory of his stolen son, Harvey. Florence, who is compassionate and strong-willed, argues against marrying the unscrupulous Curtis, whom she distrusts. Meanwhile, Curtis is depicted as scheming and self-serving, eager to inherit his uncle's wealth and willing to discredit Florence to further his ambitions. The chapter sets the tone for a drama of familial strife, emphasizing themes of loyalty, love, and the struggle for independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Kidnapping -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Identity -- Fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: American Literature 366852 2025-06-08T05:30:00.073080 text/html 402937 2022-04-26T09:13:34 text/html 635853 2025-06-08T05:30:07.597564 application/epub+zip 636720 2025-06-08T05:30:00.944082 application/epub+zip 234074 2025-06-08T05:30:00.461168 application/epub+zip 710017 2025-06-08T05:30:12.317536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683192 2025-06-08T05:30:07.142613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315908 2022-09-09T04:34:37.545491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325069 2025-06-08T05:29:59.293073 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324736 2022-04-26T09:10:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19828 2025-06-08T05:30:12.466554 application/rdf+xml 27495 2025-06-08T05:30:00.567096 image/jpeg 3879 2025-06-08T05:30:00.514056 image/jpeg 117890 2022-04-26T09:14:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 569912 2022-04-26T09:14:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 570308 2025-06-08T05:30:00.119072 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia