Project Gutenberg 2010-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 182 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Mark Mason's Victory E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan, and Project Gutenberg the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Mark Mason's Victory" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Mark Mason, a young telegraph boy who navigates the challenges of urban life in New York City. The narrative focuses on themes of perseverance and ambition as Mark interacts with characters from various social strata, including his wealthy relatives and his impoverished mother and sister. The opening of the story introduces Mark Mason, who has recently encountered his wealthy cousin Edgar Talbot and Edgar's father, Solon Talbot. In a City Hall park interaction, Mark meets a bootblack named Tom Trotter and discusses familial ties with Edgar, revealing a family dynamic that showcases the vast gap between wealth and poverty. Mark's humble life is contrasted with Edgar's snobbish demeanor, and foreshadowing hints at Mark's aspirations to rise above his circumstances. Additionally, the financial struggles of Mark’s family are depicted, with his mother lamenting the meager inheritance from her father’s estate, hinting at potential conflict regarding the handling of his grandfather's estate. This initial chapter sets the stage for Mark's journey towards success and the challenges he will likely face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30387/30387-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Telegraph -- Employees -- Juvenile fiction Stocks -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 301425 2025-07-12T11:43:35.664841 text/html 304817 2010-11-29T10:55:04 text/html 157457 2025-07-12T11:43:41.056813 application/epub+zip 161901 2025-07-12T11:43:36.596800 application/epub+zip 161901 2025-07-12T11:43:36.083808 application/epub+zip 293934 2025-07-12T11:43:44.477786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267341 2025-07-12T11:43:40.624789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267495 2022-09-14T06:05:34.990406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273977 2025-07-12T11:43:34.414813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254152 2024-10-24T20:30:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273833 2010-11-29T10:54:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273840 2010-11-29T10:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24823 2025-07-12T11:43:44.615764 application/rdf+xml 25067 2025-07-12T11:43:36.170818 image/jpeg 3828 2025-07-12T11:43:36.126803 image/jpeg 90401 2010-11-29T11:16:50 application/octet-stream 99637 2010-01-04T14:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 146236 2010-11-29T11:16:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 99639 2010-11-29T11:16:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 146051 2025-07-12T11:43:35.690810 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