The
Works of Horatio Alger for eBooks by Dr.
William Russo
Designed specifically for
Rocket eBooks. This CD contains 10 of Horatio Alger's finest
stories with illustrated covers from the original printings. The
work was assembled by Dr. William Russo whose expertise in the
field goes unchallenged.
Horatio Alger has sold more books than any other
American writers. Estimates are that his 119 novels and
biographies total nearly 400 million printed copies. And, yet,
several generations of admirers have never learned who and what
Alger truly was. Touted as the man who gave boys the moral
blueprint to achieve financial and personal success, Alger was an
unobtrusive homosexual. For over a hundred years Alger's
personality has been shrouded in myth.
It is ironic though, Alger, for all his
influence during the 19th century, is no longer considered valid
or meaningful. Even within his own lifetime, most boys gave up on
his bizarre tales and turned to the scientific and more exciting
Tom Swift adventures. When Alger died in 1899, six orphan boys,
all grown up, returned to be his pall-bearers. Alger would have
approved. -- Harold Thomas, Collegiate Review
This collection presents, together, a series of
classic Alger novels -- ranging from Phil the Fiddler to
Paul the Peddler.
