Project Gutenberg 2006-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 236 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Driven from Home; Or, Carl Crawford's Experience Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Driven from Home; Or, Carl Crawford's Experience" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written during the late 19th century. It tells the story of a young boy named Carl Crawford, who at the age of sixteen, finds himself estranged from his wealthy home due to conflicts with his stepmother and stepbrother, leading him to embark on a journey of self-discovery and hard work as he seeks to establish his own identity and earn a living. The opening of the book introduces Carl as he sets out on his quest with very little money but a strong sense of determination. Having experienced the oppressive presence of his stepmother and feeling neglected by his father, Carl decides to leave home to find his own way in the world. As he travels, he encounters both friends and adversaries, including a supportive schoolmate named Gilbert, who assists him in navigating social challenges, and he also faces the maliciousness of his stepbrother, Peter. The beginning sets a tone of resilience and hardship as Carl grapples with the struggles of adolescence against the backdrop of family conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Didactic fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Runaway teenagers -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 415780 2025-07-01T05:41:57.315888 text/html 452203 2021-02-26T00:34:03 text/html; charset=utf-8 125101 2021-02-26T00:34:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 216711 2025-07-01T05:42:06.410854 application/epub+zip 223093 2025-07-01T05:42:00.721845 application/epub+zip 199926 2025-07-01T05:41:59.398874 application/epub+zip 480404 2025-07-01T05:42:10.585832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442855 2025-07-01T05:42:05.532880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407558 2022-09-01T06:16:18.125434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328063 2025-07-01T05:41:55.747886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327914 2016-09-18T09:16:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 115444 2016-09-18T09:18:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 315053 2006-01-21T04:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113952 2006-01-21T04:18:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21422 2025-07-01T05:42:10.722795 application/rdf+xml 18333 2025-07-01T05:41:59.936853 image/jpeg 3968 2025-07-01T05:41:59.676848 image/jpeg 208383 2025-07-01T05:41:57.342869 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