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Cheated out of an inheritance by an unscrupulous relative in nineteenth-century New York City, fourteen-year-old Helen Ford's fortunes are restored with help from a spurned wife, a lawyer, and a series of coincidences.
Reproduction of the original: Helen Ford by Horatio Alger
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Not many minutes walk from Broadway, situated on one of the cross streets intersecting the great thoroughfare, is a large building not especially inviting in its aspect, used as a lodging and boarding-house. It is very far from fashionable, since, with hardly an exception, those who avail themselves of its accommodations belong to the great class who are compelled to earn their bread before they eat it. Mechanics, working-men, clerks on small salaries, seamstresses, and specimens of decayed gentility, all find a place beneath its roof, forming a somewhat miscellaneous assemblage. It must not be supposed, however, that perfect equality exists even here. It is often remarked, that social disti...
Horatio Alger, Jr. (January 13, 1832 - July 18, 1899) was an American writer. He wrote magazine stories and poems, a few novels for adults, and 100 plus boys' books. His boys' books were hugely popular. Alger was born in Massachusetts, and attended Harvard College. He became a Unitarian minister, but his career as a clergyman was brief. It ended when his congregation charged him with child molestation. Criminal charges were not placed against him, but his career in the church was finished. He moved to New York City to become a professional writer. In 1868, Alger found his place in the literary world with his fourth boys' book, Ragged Dick.
Excerpt from Helen Ford I should like to see it, said the child. Come, father, taking him by the hand, and leading him as if she were the elder; we're going up stairs to look at a room which, per haps, we may like well enough to hire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Cheated out of an inheritance by an unscrupulous relative in nineteenth-century New York City, fourteen-year-old Helen Ford's fortunes are restored with help from a spurned wife, a lawyer, and a series of coincidences.
*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.The tribulations of a young woman in NYC before she falls in love with an artist. Cheated out of an inheritance by an unscrupulous relative, fourteen year old Helen Ford's fortunes are restored with help from a spurned wife, a lawyer and a series of coincidence.