Horatio Alger

Horatio Alger was an American writer, novelist and journalist (1832–1899). He was born at Chelsea and died at Natick.

Also recorded as Horatio Alger Jr.; Horatio, Jr. Alger; Horatio Alger, Jr; Horatio Alger, Jr..

Horatio Alger in brief

Born
1832
Died
1899
Known for
writer,novelist,journalist
Place of birth
Chelsea

Overview

Also worked under the name Charles F. Preston.

Born at Chelsea in 1832, died at Natick in 1899.

Identity and origins

He also worked under the name Charles F. Preston. The authorities additionally record the headings Horatio Alger Jr., Horatio, Jr. Alger, Horatio Alger, Jr and Horatio Alger, Jr. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Horatio Alger and Olive Augusta Fenno.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.

Ragged Dick. Brave and Bold. Joe the Hotel Boy. The Cash Boy. Bound to Rise. Driven from Home. Mark the Match Boy.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Alger, Horatio, Jr. (1832-1899), author, American National Biography Online, 2000. Horatio Alger, n., Oxford English Dictionary, 2023. Horatio Alger, Oxford Bibliographies in American Literature, 2021. Alger, Horatio, Jr., American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia, 2004. Reading Alger: Searching for Alger s Audience in the Literary Marketplace, The Fictional Republic, 1994.

In detail

Horatio Alger studied at Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School and Harvard College. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's and young adult.

Residence is recorded at New York City. Membership is recorded of Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Works named in the authority record are Ragged Dick.

Chronology

  1. 1832Horatio Alger born at Chelsea.
  2. 1899Horatio Alger died at Natick.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Horatio Alger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q453251: Horatio Alger

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