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Out for Business; or, Robert Frost's Strange Career

By Horatio Alger Jr.

2020-08-07 05:17:34

"Out for Business" is a complete tale in itself, but forms the first of two companion stories, the second being entitled "Falling in with Fortune." In this tale are related the various haps and mishaps which befall a sturdy country youth, of high mo ... Read more
"Out for Business" is a complete tale in itself, but forms the first of two companion stories, the second being entitled "Falling in with Fortune." In this tale are related the various haps and mishaps which befall a sturdy country youth, of high moral aim, who, by the harsh actions of his step-father, is compelled to leave what had once been the best of homes, and go forth into the world to make his own way. Robert Frost finds his path to fortune no easy one to tread. The thorns of adversity line the way, and there is many a pitfall to be avoided. But the lad is possessed of a good stock of hard, common sense, and in the end we find him on the fair road to success—and a success richly deserved. Less

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File size234.506 KB
Print pages110
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1975878320
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Horatio Alger Jr.
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Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, most famous for his novels following the adventures of bootblacks, newsboys, peddlers, buskers, and...

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