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.

Cast Upon the Breakers Helping Himself The Young Explorer Struggling Upward, Or, Luke Larkin’s Luck Jack’s Ward The Store Boy