Project Gutenberg 2018-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 233 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Adrift in the City; or, Oliver Conrad's Plucky Fight Produced by David Edwards, Carol David, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Adrift in the City; or, Oliver Conrad's Plucky Fight" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This coming-of-age story centers on young Oliver Conrad, who faces a challenging relationship with his step-brother Roland Kenyon and his cruel step-father, Mr. Kenyon. The narrative explores themes of resilience and the struggle for independence amidst familial tensions, as Oliver learns to assert himself against the bullying he experiences. The opening of the book introduces a confrontation between Oliver and Roland, establishing their antagonistic relationship marked by class and privilege disparities. Roland, feeling entitled, commands Oliver to fetch a ball, leading to a physical altercation that exemplifies the underlying tension between them. After defending himself successfully, Oliver is summoned before Mr. Kenyon, who unjustly accuses him of assaulting Roland. As Oliver stands firm in his principles and self-defense, the stage is set for a deeper exploration of his plight, hinting at future conflicts and Oliver's quest for autonomy against the backdrop of his step-father's deceitful motives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Social classes -- Juvenile fiction Inheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Stepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction Forgery -- Juvenile fiction Extortion -- Juvenile fiction Psychiatric hospitals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 402417 2025-06-22T15:40:34.323858 text/html 415930 2018-04-12T13:19:24 text/html 450181 2025-06-22T15:40:42.399844 application/epub+zip 448612 2025-06-22T15:40:35.814814 application/epub+zip 199238 2025-06-22T15:40:35.132895 application/epub+zip 610490 2025-06-22T15:40:47.258754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564020 2025-06-22T15:40:41.771793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318137 2022-08-25T15:44:49.229193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317253 2025-06-22T15:40:33.140835 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317336 2018-04-12T13:19:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21060 2025-06-22T15:40:47.424775 application/rdf+xml 22471 2025-06-22T15:40:35.260891 image/jpeg 3526 2025-06-22T15:40:35.193834 image/jpeg 116745 2018-04-12T13:19:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 425442 2018-04-12T13:19:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 426065 2025-06-22T15:40:34.361825 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