Project Gutenberg 2017-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 118 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Rupert's Ambition 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 Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Rupert's Ambition" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Rupert Rollins, who faces hardship after losing his job at a dry goods house during a time of economic downturn. Struggling to support his mother and invalid sister, Rupert's journey is one of resilience and determination as he navigates his way through various challenges in search of employment and stability. At the start of the narrative, Rupert experiences the shock of being discharged from his job, which is a primary source of income for his family. He is deeply concerned about their future, particularly as his sister's health adds to the family's challenges. Despite the grim prospect of unemployment, Rupert displays a commendable spirit of optimism and resourcefulness. The opening sections introduce themes of kindness, the effects of economic hardship, and the strength of familial bonds, setting a poignant tone for Rupert's pursuit of a better life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 395693 2025-06-22T03:40:23.495798 text/html 384672 2024-10-23T02:01:50 text/html 369523 2025-06-22T03:40:31.825740 application/epub+zip 371483 2025-06-22T03:40:24.915798 application/epub+zip 206963 2025-06-22T03:40:24.143753 application/epub+zip 530645 2025-06-22T03:40:36.857693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481923 2025-06-22T03:40:31.031760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318123 2022-09-24T21:50:19.067971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342839 2023-09-23T12:33:17.677446 text/plain 322970 2024-10-23T02:01:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16192 2025-06-22T03:40:36.999746 application/rdf+xml 23024 2025-06-22T03:40:24.270752 image/jpeg 3784 2025-06-22T03:40:24.207770 image/jpeg 333119 2025-06-22T03:40:23.533827 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