Alger, Horatio
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Alger, Horatio
author of a series of rags-to-riches stories. [Am. Lit.: Ragged Dick]
See: Ambition
Alger, Horatio
(1834–1899) writer of boys’ stories where young men are instantly rewarded for honesty, perseverance, etc. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 19]
See: Success
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