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The Horatio Alger Jr. Library

The Horatio Alger Jr. Library

Written by: Horatio Alger Jr.
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Step into the bustling streets, humble lodgings, counting rooms, and hopeful parlors of nineteenth-century America with The Horatio Alger Jr. Library.

Here you will hear, in full, the stories that made Horatio Alger Jr. one of the most widely read authors of his age: tales of poor boys, honest work, hard lessons, unexpected opportunity, and the determined climb toward respectability and independence.

These are stories of bootblacks, newsboys, clerks, strivers, and young men who discover that courage, thrift, perseverance, and good character may yet open a door where none seemed to exist.

If you have ever taken pleasure in an old-fashioned tale of adversity overcome, fortune earned, and hope rewarded, you will find much here to enjoy.Public domain
Episodes
  • A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 13 - Just in Time

    A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 13 - Just in Time
    Sep 23 2026
    In which a daring rescue unfolds as Luke Robbins confronts the notorious outlaw John Fox, whose dangerous schemes and desperate attempts to escape reveal the precarious balance between courage and cunning. The quiet farmstead becomes the stage for a tense struggle of wills, culminating in a resolute decision to entrust justice to the proper authorities.
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    9 mins
  • A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 12 - John Fox Finds a Knife

    A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 12 - John Fox Finds a Knife
    Sep 22 2026
    In which a captured outlaw, left alone and bound in a farmer’s attic, cunningly frees himself using a concealed knife, determined to reclaim his lost arms and a sum of money recently withdrawn from the bank. With the house seemingly deserted save for Mrs Mason, he confronts her in a tense search for his revolver and the cash, his rising impatience casting a shadow over the humble kitchen scene.
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    9 mins
  • A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 11 - Under Watch and Ward

    A Cousin's Conspiracy Chapter 11 - Under Watch and Ward
    Sep 21 2026
    In which a determined captive is secured overnight in a rustic New England farmhouse attic under the vigilant watch of a resolute guard, much to the uneasy concern of the farmer and his wife. The dialogue between captor and prisoner reveals a tense but civil understanding, highlighting the stakes of trust and vigilance in this watchful confinement.
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    8 mins
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