Project Gutenberg 2017-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 151 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Stratemeyer, Edward 1862 1930 Winfield, Arthur M. Steward, Ray M. Bonehill, Ralph Bonehill, Captain Ralph Dawson, Elmer A. Nelson the Newsboy; Or, Afloat in New York Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Nelson the Newsboy; Or, Afloat in New York" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work follows the journey of a young boy named Nelson, who, of unknown parentage, navigates the challenging streets of New York City. Starting his life as a newsboy, he is faced with temptations and hardships, yet he strives to maintain his integrity and eventually aspires for a better life. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Nelson, a fifteen-year-old newsboy struggling to make a living in New York's bustling environment. He faces challenges from other street kids and contemplates questions about his identity, raised by his mysterious upbringing under the care of Sam Pepper, a morally questionable character. An unexpected encounter with a wealthy gentleman saves the man from being run over and earns Nelson a surprising two dollars, a significant amount for him. However, this small victory is countered when he is later robbed of his savings by a bully named Billy Darnley. As Nelson grapples with these events and his desire to learn more about his past, he stands at the precipice of a larger adventure in the vibrant yet perilous world of New York City. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Orphans -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Cousins -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Fortune -- Juvenile fiction Paperboys -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 341886 2025-06-21T14:46:22.188051 text/html 328078 2024-10-23T01:53:00 text/html 723356 2025-06-21T14:46:29.333999 application/epub+zip 725995 2025-06-21T14:46:23.336060 application/epub+zip 189529 2025-06-21T14:46:22.716030 application/epub+zip 866178 2025-06-21T14:46:33.949978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 822559 2025-06-21T14:46:28.669051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286978 2022-09-24T19:06:07.462715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297179 2023-09-23T11:17:14.523599 text/plain 277310 2024-10-23T01:53:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19578 2025-06-21T14:46:34.104946 application/rdf+xml 29297 2025-06-21T14:46:22.841002 image/jpeg 4163 2025-06-21T14:46:22.778002 image/jpeg 670079 2025-06-21T14:46:22.237035 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 More titles under Dixon, Franklin W. en.wikipedia en.wikipedia