Mark the Match Boy (eBook, ePUB) - Alger, Horatio
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Horatio Alger's piece of work, Mark the Match Boy, tries to capture a specific period of New York street life. Mark Manton, 10, encounters a guy who identifies him as an orphan and helps him climb above his humble circumstances after fleeing the hot-tempered lady he lives with. Several characters that have been prominently represented in past volumes are introduced in this book, and many young readers' interest in their future history will be satisfied in this volume.

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Produktbeschreibung
Horatio Alger's piece of work, Mark the Match Boy, tries to capture a specific period of New York street life. Mark Manton, 10, encounters a guy who identifies him as an orphan and helps him climb above his humble circumstances after fleeing the hot-tempered lady he lives with. Several characters that have been prominently represented in past volumes are introduced in this book, and many young readers' interest in their future history will be satisfied in this volume.
Autorenporträt
Horatio Alger Jr. (1832–1899) was a prolific 19th-century American author, most renowned for his rags-to-riches tales of impoverished boys achieving middle-class security through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. His formulaic stories, with their moral and didactic themes, struck a chord with the American public, making him one of the most popular writers of his time. Alger was born in Revere, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University. Following a stint as a minister, he turned to writing to reach a wider audience with his social ideals. Among his approximately one hundred titles, 'Mark the Match Boy' is a notable example, published in 1869 as a sequel to 'Ragged Dick,' which introduced readers to Alger's characteristic young protagonists and inspirational storytelling. Alger's work cannot be divorced from the context of the American Dream ideology of the 19th century, and his narratives often reinforce the belief in upward social mobility through merit and effort. His fiction, although formulaic, has been credited with legitimizing the genre of young adult literature, and his influence on this segment of the literary market persists. Academics have analyzed his narratives as cultural artifacts that reflect the tensions and aspirations of a society transitioning through rapid industrialization and ever-shifting class dynamics.