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(1832–1899) Writer. In 1866, Alger moved into the Newboys’ Lodging House on Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, where he served as chaplain, benefactor, and spiritual guidance counselor to the young residents (OILG).

Full Name

Horatio Alger Jr

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1832

BIRTH

Horatio Alger was born in Revere, Massachusetts in 1832.

1866

RESIDENCE

Alger moved into the Newboys' Lodging House on Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, where he served as chaplain, benefactor, and spiritual guidance counselor to the young residents (OILG).

1867

LITWORK

Ragged Dick, or Street Life In New York with the Boot Blacks

1869

LITWORK

Luck and Pluck


Novel.

1870

LITWORK

Sink or Swim


Novel.

1871

LITWORK

Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab


Novel.

1871

LITWORK

Strong and Steady


Novel.

1872

LITWORK

Strive and Succeed


Novel.

1899

DEATH

Horatio Alger died in Natick, Massachusetts in 1899.

1899

INTERMENT

Alger is interred in the Glenwood Cemetery, South Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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