Wait and Hope, by Horatio Alger, Jr
by Jr. Horatio Alger
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About this eBook
- Author
- Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
- Title
- Wait and Hope; Or, A Plucky Boy's Luck
- Credits
- Etext produced by Lynn Ratcliffe with thanks to Gail McGrew for the loan of the book HTML file produced by David Widger
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- Boys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 33591
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33591
- Release Date
- August 30, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.WAIT AND HOPE
- 2.or A Plucky Boy's Luck
- 3.by Horatio Alger, Jr. — New York Book Company — 1909
- 4.Chapter I — Ben and His Aunt
- 5.Chapter II — Three Situations
- 6.Chapter III — At Lovell's Grounds
- 7.Chapter IV — The Boys' Race
- 8.Chapter V — Ben Wins Again
- 9.Chapter VI — Mr. Dobson's Visit
- 10.Chapter VII — Ben Gets Employment
- 11.Chapter VIII — Deacon Sawyer's Liberality
- 12.Chapter IX — Mr. Manning's Proposal
- 13.Chapter X — Ben's Journey
- 14.Chapter XI — In New York
- 15.Chapter XII — An Adventure
- 16.Chapter XIII — A Curious Old Lady
- 17.Chapter XIV — Prof. Crane, The Phrenologist
- 18.Chapter XV — An Old Convert to Phrenology
- 19.Chapter XVI — Ben's Loss
- 20.Chapter XVII — The Strange Captor
- 21.Chapter XVIII — The Envelope
- 22.Chapter XIX — The Prize for Scholarship
- 23.Chapter XX — Before the Battle
- 24.Chapter XXI — Ben Wins at School
- 25.Chapter XXII — Sam's Revenge
- 26.Chapter XXIII — The Decoy Letter
- 27.Chapter XXIV — Ben Arrives in Boston — HENRY W. PORTER
- 28.Chapter XXV — Sam Gives Himself Away
- 29.Chapter XXVI — Ben Finds a Boarding-Place
- 30.Chapter XXVII — Sam Attempts Strategy
- 31.Chapter XXVIII — Sam Praises Ben
- 32.Chapter XXIX — The Cunard Steamer
- 33.Chapter XXX — Sam Is Improved By Adversity
- 34.Chapter XXXI — Clouds in the Sky
- 35.Chapter XXXII — The Blow Falls
- 36.Chapter XXXIII — Ben Receives a Commission
- 37.Chapter XXXIV — Solomon Brief
- 38.Chapter XXXV — John Tremlett
- 39.Chapter XXXVI — A Surprising Discovery
- 40.Chapter XXXVII — The Dead Alive
- 41.Chapter XXXVIII — Conclusion — THE END
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