Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 308 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning Out by Pluck" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century that focuses on the themes of perseverance and resilience. The story follows a young boy named Joe Bodley, who faces various hardships and challenges as he strives to succeed in life, including working in different hotels and dealing with complex adult situations, all while maintaining his integrity. The opening of the novel introduces Joe during a storm with a wealthy friend, highlighting the disparity between their backgrounds. Joe is the grandson of a hermit, who he supports through hunting and fishing. As the narrative progresses, we learn about Joe's mysterious past, his sense of duty towards his uncle, and his dreams of discovering the truth about his family. The initial chapters set the stage for Joe's journey, filled with trials and adventures, establishing both the character’s determination to rise above his circumstances and the various evildoers he will soon encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Conduct of life -- Fiction Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Hotels, motels, etc. -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 345003 2025-08-01T05:46:48.585238 text/html 370732 2021-01-27T23:34:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 104863 2021-01-27T23:34:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 180424 2025-08-01T05:46:56.595175 application/epub+zip 186513 2025-08-01T05:46:51.693187 application/epub+zip 175360 2025-08-01T05:46:50.369201 application/epub+zip 394338 2025-08-01T05:47:00.156174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362762 2025-08-01T05:46:55.796206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333322 2022-09-01T06:15:48.295713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273394 2025-08-01T05:46:47.332201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273231 2018-03-03T12:07:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 97614 2018-03-19T12:37:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 264163 2006-03-18T16:03:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 96557 2006-03-18T16:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21604 2025-08-01T05:47:00.289149 application/rdf+xml 14726 2025-08-01T05:46:50.908190 image/jpeg 3477 2025-08-01T05:46:50.627186 image/jpeg 173737 2025-08-01T05:46:48.608217 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