Project Gutenberg
2018-03-20
Public domain in the USA.
194
Alger, Horatio, Jr.
1832
1899
Putnam, Arthur Lee
Starr, Julian
Preston, Charles F.
Alger, Horatio
The Young Salesman
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)
"The Young Salesman" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young boy named Scott Walton, who, after losing his father on the passage from England to America, arrives in New York City determined to make his own way in life. With limited funds and no family aside from distant relatives, Scott faces numerous challenges as he seeks employment and strives to build a future amidst the bustling metropolis. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Scott and his ill father aboard the ship "Arcturus". Tragically, Scott's father succumbs to his illness before they reach New York, leaving Scott to navigate his new surroundings alone with a small sum of money. Once in the city, he meets a questionable acquaintance, Crawford Lane, who initially appears helpful but later proves to be deceitful. Despite the hardships Scott faces, including an unkind reception from his relatives and the cruel realities of poverty, he exhibits resilience and determination as he begins working in a dry-goods store. The opening chapters set the stage for his journey of self-discovery and ambition against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction
Bildungsromans
New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
Uncles -- Juvenile fiction
City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
Success -- Juvenile fiction
Theft -- Juvenile fiction
Traveling sales personnel -- Juvenile fiction
PZ
Text
Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
Category: Novels
Category: American Literature
375818
2025-06-22T14:47:16.057225
text/html
384447
2018-08-28T09:52:08
text/html
248989
2025-06-22T14:47:24.133122
application/epub+zip
251707
2025-06-22T14:47:17.336142
application/epub+zip
197466
2025-06-22T14:47:16.660176
application/epub+zip
410976
2025-06-22T14:47:29.131108
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
365756
2025-06-22T14:47:23.389146
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
315143
2022-08-25T14:37:20.895510
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
324448
2025-06-22T14:47:13.843133
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
324651
2018-08-28T09:52:08
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
20736
2025-06-22T14:47:29.289078
application/rdf+xml
30675
2025-06-22T14:47:16.793114
image/jpeg
4314
2025-06-22T14:47:16.727145
image/jpeg
114633
2018-08-28T09:52:20
application/octet-stream
application/zip
223144
2018-08-28T09:52:22
application/octet-stream
application/zip
222593
2025-06-22T14:47:16.093169
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