[DOC] [TLE] Ragged Dick - Wikipedia [PAR] Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks is a Bildungsroman 
by Horatio Alger Jr. ... With this final event, Richard is "cut off from the old 
vagabond life which he hoped never to resume" and ... the beginning of the 
transformation from Ragged Dick into Richard Hunter, Esq." Scharnhorst follows 
Dick's... [DOC] [TLE] Horatio Alger myth - Wikipedia [PAR] The "Horatio Alger myth" is the "classic" American success story and character 
arc, the trajectory from "rags to riches". It comes from the novels of Horatio Alger, 
Jr., which were wildly popular after ... For Alger's characters, wealth was the 
product of a meritocracy, and the direct consequence of ... Hunter S. Thompson[
edit]. [DOC] [TLE] Ragged Dick | Horatio Alger | Summary & Review | Tom Butler ... [PAR] Ragged Dick or Street Life in New York With The Boot-Blacks was Horatio ... Dick
, who by the end of the short book has become 'Dick Hunter Esq.' is very likeable. 
He ... Ragged Dick is only a boot-black, but he uses his 'profession' to save 
money, ... are rich boys who never had to make any effort to improve their 
character. [DOC] [TLE] Ragged Dick - Penguin [PAR] In 1867 Horatio Alger's story of Ragged Dick began as a twelve-part serial in the 
... His character and personality are described in this chapter. ... Frank 
compliments Dick on his cheery disposition, but Dick says he becomes lonely .... 
circumstances: Richard Hunter, Esq., a young gentleman on the way to fame 
and fortune.. [DOC] [TLE] horatio alger and american modernism 11 - Journals@KU [PAR] w.t. Ihamon, jr. Imamu Amiri Baraka's story, "The Death of Horatio Alger," is an .... 
That is, modern characters after Alger and Twain have talked in. Twainian... [DOC] [TLE] How Nathanael West's Classic Satire 'A Cool Million' Warned of a ... [PAR] Sep 13, 2016 ... Alger's characters are often set out on their way to respectability via a choice to 
become so  the titular character Ragged Dick decides to leave his vagabond ... 
a third of the money that Lem needed in 1934 dollars (nearly $27,000 after 
inflation). Along Lem's journey, he doesn't meet rich uncles or friendly... [DOC] [TLE] "Freaks and the American Dream: Horatio Alger, P. T. Barnum, and ... [PAR] When Horatio Alger lets P. T. Barnum suddenly appear as a character in ... of his 
laziness and want of skill, he becomes a loafer, a bummer, or a criminal. .... of 
exaggeration, deception, and humbug that Barnum used in his freak exhibits; 
Dick ..... of putting "Ragged Dick" and "Richard Hunter Esq." in quotation marks 
suggest... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Mark, the match boy : or, Richard Hunter's ward" [PAR] By Horatio Alger, Jr. 6 vols. 12mo. ... "Fosdick," said Richard Hunter, " what was 
the name of that man who owed your father two ..... 86 MARK, THE MATCH BOY ; 
11 1 saw her only once after that. .... You're rich- er than I am now. ..... He had 
become used to these, so far as one can become used to what is very 
disagreeable. [DOC] [TLE] Books That Shaped America Exhibition - News Releases (Library of ... [PAR] Jun 21, 2012 ... Many of the Library's rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.
loc.gov. ... he shared with the readers of his popular almanac, "Poor Richard," 
under the ... One of the first works of fiction by an American author to become 
popular .... The formulaic juvenile novels of Horatio Alger Jr., are best... [DOC] [TLE] The Unsocial 'Purfessional' - The Horatio Alger Society [PAR] official Internet site at www.horatioalgersociety.net. Newsboy ad .... Esq., said 
our hero, smiling. .... www.jackbales.com, which contains a wealth of information 
... H.A.: Who is your favorite

Question: After he becomes wealthy, this Horatio Alger title character uses the name Richard Hunter, Esq.
Answer: Ragged Dick