• 导读
  • 若你想要了解最真实的美国梦以及那一代人的奋斗历程,那这本书你必不可错过。

    Phil struck up the song he had been singing in the street, a song well known to all who have stopped to listen to the boys of his class, with the refrain, "Viva Garibaldi." His voice was clear and melodious, and in spite of the poor quality of his instrument, he sang with so much feeling that the effect was agreeable.

  • 内容简介
  • 这是一系列有关白手起家的致富故事,讲述一些年轻人克服困难实现美国梦的心路历程。整本书内容真实,能从多方面展示出一个真正“美国梦”的实现过程。

    Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.

  • 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
    • CHAPTER I PHIL THE FIDDLER
    • CHAPTER II PHIL AND HIS PROTECTOR
    • CHAPTER III GIACOMO
    • CHAPTER IV AN INVITATION TO SUPPER
    • CHAPTER V ON THE FERRY BOAT
    • CHAPTER VI THE BARROOM
    • CHAPTER VII THE HOME OF THE BOYS
    • CHAPTER VIII A COLD DAY
    • CHAPTER IX PIETRO THE SPY
    • CHAPTER X FRENCH'S HOTEL
    • CHAPTER XI THE BOYS RECEPTION
    • CHAPTER XII GIACOMO'S PRESENTIMENTS
    • CHAPTER XIII PHIL FINDS A CAPITALIST
    • CHAPTER XIV THE TAMBOURINE GIRL
    • CHAPTER XV PHIL'S NEW PLANS
    • CHAPTER XVI THE FASHIONABLE PARTY
    • CHAPTER XVII THE PADRONE IS ANXIOUS
    • CHAPTER XVIII PHIL ELUDES HIS PURSUER
    • CHAPTER XIX PIETRO'S PURSUIT
    • CHAPTER XX PIETRO'S DISAPPOINTMENT
    • CHAPTER XXI THE SIEGE
    • CHAPTER XXII THE SIEGE IS RAISED
    • CHAPTER XXIII A PITCHED BATTLE
    • CHAPTER XXIV THE DEATH OF GIACOMO
    • CHAPTER XXV PHIL FINDS A FRIEND
    • CHAPTER XXVI CONCLUSION
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