Rufus and Rose, or The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832 - 1899).
Here are the adventures of Rufus, an older brother caring for his sister after leaving their drunk stepfather - captured by counterfeiters - will his honesty, hard work, and luck win out? Nineteenth century New York City is the perfect backdrop for this tale.
This is the final volume in a 6-book series that Horatio Alger, Jr. wrote for boys during the mid-1800s. Alger, Jr. focused on stories that show boys rising from impoverished circumstances to successful middle-class positions. These boys often found mentors who helped them improve their situations. Alger, Jr.'s stories were somewhat Dickensian in focusing on New York City runaways, bootblacks, luggage carriers, newsboys, etc., but they were written on a level for boys to enjoy. (Lynette Caulkins)
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Genres for the project: Children's Fiction
Keywords that describe the book: adventure, juvenile, boys, new york city
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Last edited by LCaulkins on June 1st, 2020, 3:49 pm, edited 3 times in total.
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
We are in the final stretch of wrapping up book 5 in this series (1-4 are in our Catalog). This one, no. 6, is the final installation.
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
mbm0rxi wrote: ↑February 15th, 2020, 5:50 am
Hi-Ive been out of the librivox loop for a bit, may I get back in with section 2- The House on Waverly Place?
Certainly! Happy to have you
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)
It looks like our PL is very busy right now, so when I put chapter 3 into the MW (thank you for that second section already), I pulled chapter 2 to proof for you.
Thanks for helping with this book! This is a very nice reading. Only one edit spot:
A repeated section at 5:01 and again at 5:08, starting with "Very well. Then I will pay Mrs. Clayton..."
~Lynette* - no computer access until Friday or Saturday Fancy some fun character recording? Small parts needed in these dramatic novels: Clouds of Witness | Ivanhoe (DR)