• 导读
  • There was a good deal of a mystery surrounding Joe's parentage. It was claimed that he was a nephew of Hiram Bodley, and that, after the death of his mother and sisters, his father had drifted out to California and then to Australia. What the real truth concerning him was we shall learn later.

  • 内容简介
  • 本书是世界上最伟大的青春励志小说之一。小说讲述了一个聪明善良且富于正义感的乡村少年乔伊在叔叔去世之后独自闯荡社会,历经困难终于改变命运的故事。

    A number of years ago the author of this story set out to depict life among the boys of a great city, and especially among those who had to make their own way in the world. Among those already described are the ways of newsboys, match boys, peddlers, street musicians, and many others. In the present tale are related the adventures of a country lad who, after living for some time with a strange hermit, goes forth into the world and finds work, first in a summer hotel and then in a large hotel in the city. Joe finds his road no easy one to travel, and he has to face not a few hardships, but in the end all turns out well.

  • 作者简介
  • 小霍雷肖•阿尔杰(Horatio Alger Jr.,1832年-1899年),美国儿童小说作家。作品有130部左右,大都是讲穷孩子如何通过勤奋和诚实获得财富和社会成功。

    Horatio Alger, Jr. (1834-99) was a prolific writer of dime novel stories for boys. From the debut of his first novel, Ragged Dick, in 1867, Alger was instrumental in establishing a new genre of dime novels known as the 'city story.' The genre arose out of the wide-spread urbanization that followed the Civil War and paralleled the rise of industrialism. Alger's stories heroicized the young street urchins living in poverty among large, urban centers such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. With uncommon courage and moral fortitude, Alger's youths struggle against adversity to achieve great wealth and acclaim. These rags to riches stories were enormously popular with the public and flourished in the decades from 1870 to 1890.

  • 目录
    • PREFACE.
    • CHAPTER I. OUT IN A STORM.
    • CHAPTER II. A MYSTERIOUS CONVERSATION.
    • CHAPTER III. A HOME IN RUINS.
    • CHAPTER IV. THE SEARCH FOR THE BLUE BOX.
    • CHAPTER V. A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES.
    • CHAPTER VI. AN ACCIDENT ON THE LAKE.
    • CHAPTER VII. BLOWS AND KIND DEEDS.
    • CHAPTER VIII. THE TIMID MR. GUSSING.
    • CHAPTER IX. AN UNFORTUNATE OUTING.
    • CHAPTER X. DAVID BALL FROM MONTANA.
    • CHAPTER XI. A FRUITLESS CHASE.
    • CHAPTER XII. THE PARTICULARS OF A SWINDLE.
    • CHAPTER XIII. OFF FOR THE CITY.
    • CHAPTER XIV. A SCENE ON THE TRAIN.
    • CHAPTER XV. WHAT HAPPENED TO JOSIAH BEAN.
    • CHAPTER XVI. A MATTER OF SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.
    • CHAPTER XVII. JOE'S NEW POSITION.
    • CHAPTER XVIII. JOE SHOWS HIS MUSCLE.
    • CHAPTER XIX. ONE KIND OF A DUEL.
    • CHAPTER XX. ATTACKED IN THE DARK.
    • CHAPTER XXI. DAYS AT THE HOTEL.
    • CHAPTER XXII. ABOUT SOME MINING SHARES.
    • CHAPTER XXIII. THE FIRE AT THE HOTEL.
    • CHAPTER XXIV. THE BLUE BOX AT LAST.
    • CHAPTER XXV. JOE VISITS CHICAGO.
    • CHAPTER XXVI. HOW A SATCHEL DISAPPEARED.
    • CHAPTER XXVII. JOE MAKES A DISCOVERY.
    • CHAPTER XXVIII. FROM OUT OF A TREE.
    • CHAPTER XXIX. THE FATE OF TWO EVILDOERS.
    • CHAPTER XXX. CONCLUSION.
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