The Young Adventurer

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The Young Adventurer is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys’ novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.

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The Young Adventurer canonical 1
The Young Explorer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boys' novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
rags-to-riches story ⓘ
author Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ
centralTheme hard work ⓘ
honesty ⓘ
moral virtue ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ
self-improvement ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts upward mobility through merit ⓘ
emphasizes character building ⓘ
industry and thrift ⓘ
focusesOn a poor youth striving for success ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ
moralistic fiction ⓘ
rags-to-riches ⓘ
hasMoralMessage yes ⓘ
literaryMovement Horatio Alger myth ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th century ⓘ
mainCharacterOccupation poor youth ⓘ
narrativePattern rags to riches ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
protagonistAgeGroup adolescent ⓘ
settingPeriod 19th century United States ⓘ
targetAudience boys ⓘ
young readers ⓘ
workOfAuthor Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ

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Horatio Alger Jr. → notableWork → The Young Adventurer ⓘ
Horatio Alger Jr. → notableWork → The Young Explorer ⓘ
linked to: The Young Adventurer