Ragged Dick Series
Fame and Fortune

Illustrated cover of boy in laurel leaves over newspapers and delivery satchel . In other words, rags to riches. Decorated spine with gilt gold spine title. Cover is variations of green silver color and black. A scarce copy

Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
Illustrations: Kinnersley
Dated: Circa 1885
Publisher: Porter & Coates
Size: 8vo
Binding: Decorated Green Cloth
Type: Juvenile
Subject: Victorian - Street Children - Sociology
Notes & Literature: Horatio Alger Jr. January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, best known for his many young-adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on America during the Gilded Age.

Condition Report: Hinges are starting. Light spotting on cover/spine. A good copy