Project Gutenberg 2006-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 201 Alger, Horatio, Jr. 1832 1899 Putnam, Arthur Lee Starr, Julian Preston, Charles F. Alger, Horatio Phil, the Fiddler Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger "Phil, the Fiddler" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century that highlights the experiences of children in urban poverty. The story centers around a young Italian boy named Phil, who navigates the brutal life of a street musician under the oppressive control of a padrone, or master. Through Phil's struggles, the novel explores themes of friendship, exploitation, and the yearning for freedom. At the start of the narrative, we meet Phil, a spirited young boy who plays the violin and sings in the streets of New York City to earn money. Despite the challenging circumstances he faces, including the threat of violence from his padrone if he fails to meet daily monetary quotas, Phil maintains an optimistic attitude. His interactions with other street children, particularly his companion Giacomo, reveal the harsh realities of their existence, such as poverty, harsh treatment, and longing for their homes in Italy. The opening chapters set the stage for a poignant tale of resilience and the desperate hope for a better future amid dire circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Violinists -- Juvenile fiction New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Juvenile fiction Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction Runaways -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: American Literature 330483 2025-07-01T06:46:05.355259 text/html 351104 2021-02-26T00:34:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 103343 2021-02-26T00:34:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 166403 2025-07-01T06:46:11.560702 application/epub+zip 171172 2025-07-01T06:46:07.144225 application/epub+zip 171172 2025-07-01T06:46:06.022251 application/epub+zip 335427 2025-07-01T06:46:14.908708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307074 2025-07-01T06:46:10.857684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283976 2022-09-01T07:34:17.692560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269164 2025-07-01T06:46:04.106243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269117 2016-09-20T10:43:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 96643 2016-09-20T10:46:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 261234 2006-03-18T16:31:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95682 2006-03-18T16:35:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21428 2025-07-01T06:46:15.037699 application/rdf+xml 11906 2025-07-01T06:46:06.522218 image/jpeg 3267 2025-07-01T06:46:06.272199 image/jpeg 158068 2025-07-01T06:46:05.377237 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