About this title: The hero of "Ragged Dick" is a veritable "diamond in the rough" - as innately virtuous as he is streetwise and cocky. Immediately popular with young readers, the novel also appeals to parents, who responded to its colorful espousal of the Protestant ethic. "Struggling Upward, " published nearly thirty years later, followed the same time-tested ...
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Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: SOME ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Penguin Classics Pub Date: 1/8/1985 Binding: Paperback Pages: 304. read more
Description: Good. 0140390332 Corner wear. Store stickers and hole punch on cover. No highlighting. No underlining. Pages are lightly tanning. Book is in decent shape. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780140390339ISBN:0140390332
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Penguin American Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York NY Penguin 1986.
ISBN-13:9780140390339ISBN:0140390332
Description: 12 mo. softcover, near fine. Giftable. 280 pp. Editor John Seelye. Introduction by Carl Bode. Penguin American Library series. From 1860's to 1890's Alger wrote 100's of novels to teach young boys the merits of honesty, hard work and cheerfulness in the face of adversity. This novel is based on a boy Alger met in the slums of New York, a "diamond in the rough. " read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very minor extremity wear otherwise a near fine copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Audience: General/trade. In Horation Alger's world, good fortune awaits everyone who is willing to work for it. read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Clean and tight-unused copy-Excellent! ! Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Penguin American Library. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140390339ISBN:0140390332
Description: Very Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Edited and with an Introduction by Carl Bode. Trade paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, bright, tight glued binding, unmarked, untorn. In Horation Alger's world, good fortune awaits everyone who is willing to work for it. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140390339ISBN:0140390332
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Viking Pr
Date Published: 1984-12-01
ISBN-13:9780140390339ISBN:0140390332
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780140390339. read more
Description: Good. GOOD with average wear to cover and pages. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
Description: Acceptable. ACCEPTABLE with noted wear to cover and pages. Binding intact. May contain highlighting, inscriptions or notations. We offer a no-hassle guarantee on all our items. Orders generally ship by the next business day. Default Text. read more
"_Ragged Dick_ was a fun jaunt through New York, and also one of the wittiest characters I've read in a while. _Struggling Upwards_ was also an engaging read, but Luke Larkin was a little too goody-two-shoes after Dick Hunter who was such great fun!"
"Read it simply b/c I recognized the author as a classic. Had no idea that it was 19th century morality-instilling fiction for boys. Quite enjoyable for a first read by Alger, but I can see how critics of the era faulted him for never changing the recipe."
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