Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is a Bildungsroman by Horatio Alger, Jr. serialized in Student and Schoolmate in 1867, and released as a full length novel in May 1868 by A. K. Loring. It was the first volume in the six volume Ragged Dick Series, and became Alger's all-time bestseller. The tale follows a poor boot black's rise to middle class respectability in 19th-century New York City. It had a favorable reception. Student and Schoolmate reported their readers were delighted with the first installment and Putnam's Magazine thought boys would love the novel.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	August 3, 2009
ISBN13	9781438523620
Publishers	Book Jungle
Pages	160
Dimensions	9 × 191 × 235 mm · 285 g
Language	English

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