print email comment close Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-1899) URL: http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/alger/ Description: Biography and information about the works of Horatio Alger Jr., "best-selling boys' series writer" of dime-store novels such as the "Ragged Dick" series. "His moralistic stories ... inspired many generations of children and taught them the virtues of industry, thrift, and honor." The site provides a list of pseudonyms, selected poems and stories, and images of some Alger letters. From the Horatio Alger Collection of the Northern Illinois University Libraries. Publisher: Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University Extra Keywords Horatio Alger Digital Repository Library of Congress Subject Headings: Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899 Authors, American Boys -- Books and reading Conduct of life in literature People LII Database Information: Record 20019 created by Jennifer English on 12/12/2005 Last modification on 10/16/2007 Published: 12/15/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20019