Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 242 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a determined young street merchant named Paul Hoffman, who engages in selling prize packages filled with candy and the prospect of prizes. Paul navigates the challenges of street life, including competition and unscrupulous rivals, while striving to support his family and improve their circumstances. The opening of the book introduces Paul enthusiastically promoting his prize packages to a crowd of young boys in New York City. As he sells each package, we see his resourcefulness and ambition in action, despite the skepticism of some customers about the hidden prizes. After a successful morning, Paul returns home to share his earnings with his mother and explores business strategies to improve his sales. The narrative hints at his struggles against competition and personal adversities as he tries to create a better life for himself and his family, setting the stage for a series of moral challenges and growth as he continues his street trading endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction Business enterprises -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 336906 2025-08-01T06:18:12.889079 text/html 358538 2021-01-27T23:35:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 102400 2021-01-27T23:35:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 195388 2025-08-01T06:18:21.145005 application/epub+zip 199939 2025-08-01T06:18:16.311040 application/epub+zip 179360 2025-08-01T06:18:14.990050 application/epub+zip 464849 2025-08-01T06:18:24.604026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436497 2025-08-01T06:18:20.309048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394843 2022-09-01T06:53:40.828724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271273 2025-08-01T06:18:11.727086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271084 2018-03-03T12:19:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95442 2018-03-19T12:33:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263053 2006-03-18T16:19:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94565 2006-03-18T16:22:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21274 2025-08-01T06:18:24.741982 application/rdf+xml 23048 2025-08-01T06:18:15.532034 image/jpeg 4514 2025-08-01T06:18:15.265048 image/jpeg 187957 2025-08-01T06:18:12.912061 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