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Ben the Luggage Boy

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Ben the Luggage Boy is an absorbing novel by Horatio Alger Jr. The book is another part of the Ragged Dick series. The focuses on Ben, a young boy who leaves his home to live on the streets. The reasons behind Ben’s decision to leave home and his experiences on the streets are based on actual accounts shared by Ben himself.

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Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States from 1868 through to his death in 1899.