Project Gutenberg 2008-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 314 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It E-text prepared by Gary Sandino from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/index.php) HTML file produced by David Widger Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive American Libraries. See http://www.archive.org/details/samschancehowhei00algerich "Sam's Chance, and How He Improved It" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Sam Barker, who, after a troubled past as a street boy in New York, seeks to improve his life through hard work and good fortune. The narrative focuses on his journey as he transitions from lowly jobs to working as an errand boy, highlighting themes of self-improvement, integrity, and the pursuit of success against the odds. At the start of the novel, Sam Barker contemplates entering the workforce and realizes that he needs new clothes to present himself as a capable office boy. He successfully buys a new outfit from a second-hand clothing store, marking the beginning of his transformation. Throughout this opening segment, we see glimpses of Sam's character—his cleverness in haggling for clothes, his unrefined yet earnest nature, and the social challenges he faces as he tries to fit into a new role. The chapters then follow Sam as he starts his job, navigates financial hardships, and begins to make choices that will determine his future, setting the stage for his growth and development throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction PZ Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 316127 2025-06-11T03:48:44.701961 text/html 324366 2019-01-08T14:27:08 text/html 190909 2025-06-11T03:48:54.639929 application/epub+zip 195761 2025-06-11T03:48:48.748033 application/epub+zip 168626 2025-06-11T03:48:47.182967 application/epub+zip 422226 2025-06-11T03:48:58.748909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392290 2025-06-11T03:48:53.579961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360998 2022-09-12T07:42:12.298806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249399 2025-06-11T03:48:43.211999 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 248825 2008-07-12T14:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88421 2008-07-12T14:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19446 2025-06-11T03:48:58.891899 application/rdf+xml 18306 2025-06-11T03:48:47.761953 image/jpeg 4192 2025-06-11T03:48:47.472967 image/jpeg 92861 2019-01-08T14:28:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 187982 2025-06-11T03:48:44.723990 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