Paul the Peddler

About the Author

Horatio Alger Jr. was a 19th-century American author famous for his rags-to-riches juvenile novels, in which poor boys rise through hard work, honesty, and a little luck. His name became shorthand for the American self-made success story.

The Errand Boy The Erie Train Boy Tom, The Bootblack Adrift in New York Hector’s Inheritance The Young Miner