Project Gutenberg 2017-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 145 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Jed, the Poorhouse Boy E-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) "Jed, the Poorhouse Boy" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Jed, a resilient and strong-willed boy living in a poorhouse under the harsh management of Mr. and Mrs. Fogson. As Jed struggles against their tyranny and dreams of a better life, his journey of self-discovery and pursuit of independence begins to unfold. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Jed, who is subjected to the cruel treatment of the Fogsons, the poorhouse overseers. His character is depicted as resourceful and assertive despite the oppressive environment, highlighting the contrast between his spirit and that of his tyrannical caretakers. The opening establishes his dissatisfaction with life in the poorhouse and hints at his longing to escape and find his own way in the world—setting the stage for his impending adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Pennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction Identity -- Juvenile fiction Almshouses -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 398586 2025-06-21T14:33:01.759922 text/html 387881 2024-10-23T01:51:29 text/html 291568 2025-06-21T14:33:10.642892 application/epub+zip 293698 2025-06-21T14:33:03.153953 application/epub+zip 211828 2025-06-21T14:33:02.428936 application/epub+zip 457124 2025-06-21T14:33:16.032837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407939 2025-06-21T14:33:09.774960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328428 2022-09-24T18:36:28.482457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343788 2023-09-23T11:03:03.241006 text/plain 323877 2024-10-23T01:51:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17197 2025-06-21T14:33:16.210848 application/rdf+xml 26492 2025-06-21T14:33:02.557902 image/jpeg 3803 2025-06-21T14:33:02.492910 image/jpeg 256740 2025-06-21T14:33:01.799921 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