Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 906 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_Dick Andrew Sly "Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written during the mid-19th century. This story centers on the life of Dick, a young boot-black in New York City, as he navigates the harsh realities of street life while maintaining a sense of honor and good nature. The book aims to shed light on the struggles faced by vagrant children and seeks to evoke sympathy for their plight. At the start of the story, we meet Ragged Dick, who wakes up in a makeshift bed made of straw, exemplifying the struggles and grim conditions of street life. The opening details his interactions with various characters, including a porter who questions his means of earning money and highlights Dick's refusal to engage in theft despite the temptation. We see Dick in action as he offers boot-shining services to passersby and showcases his vibrant personality through witty banter. His early adventures introduce the reader to his world of vibrant street characters, revealing both the hardships he faces and his aspirations for a better life, setting the stage for his growth throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Bildungsromans Boys -- Fiction Poor children -- Fiction Shoe shiners -- Fiction Street children -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 334420 2025-06-03T04:04:59.297313 text/html 361698 2021-07-20T09:09:56 text/html 115366 2021-07-20T09:11:26 text/html application/zip 245824 2025-06-03T04:05:09.406352 application/epub+zip 245930 2025-06-03T04:05:03.340297 application/epub+zip 209472 2025-06-03T04:05:01.834364 application/epub+zip 492384 2025-06-03T04:05:13.621275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471299 2025-06-03T04:05:08.361455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426941 2022-09-03T06:59:49.038606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305895 2025-06-03T04:04:58.571344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305510 2021-07-20T09:09:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 110055 2021-07-20T09:11:03 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20228 2025-06-03T04:05:14.056306 application/rdf+xml 23167 2025-06-03T04:05:02.442426 image/jpeg 4440 2025-06-03T04:05:02.133432 image/jpeg 209985 2025-06-03T04:04:59.327312 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