Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832-99), the son of a Unitarian minister, was
born in Massachusetts. After studying at Harvard, Alger pursued a
career in the ministry before moving to New York City, where he
began writing his successful books for boys such as Luck and Pluck,
Tattered Tom, Phil the Fiddler, and Struggling Upward. His eighth
novel, Ragged Dick, was his first of many bestsellers.
Michael Meyer, Ph.D., is a professor of English at the University
of Connecticut. Among his books, Several More Lives to Live-
Thoreau's Political Reputation in America was awarded the Ralph
Henry Gabriel Prize by the American Studies Association. In
addition to The Bedford Introduction to Literature, his edited
volumes include Frederick Douglass- The Narrative and Selected
Writings.
Bryan Waterman is Associate Professor of English and American
Literature at New York University and co-editor, with Cyrus R. K.
Patell, of The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of New York
City.
“[For] thrilling adventures...go for…Horatio Alger’s books.”—Boston Herald
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