Falling in with fortune, or, The experiences of a young secretary
By: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Series: Polyglot Press Alger series
Publisher: Polyglot Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Conduct of life -- Fiction; Voyages and travels -- Fiction; Nephews -- Fiction; Criminals -- Fiction; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Falling in with fortune; Experiences of a young secretary
Description: In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, sixteen-year-old Robert Frost, almost penniless after unfairly losing his job, finds his fortunes improving when he is hired as private secretary to the wealthy Mrs. Vernon, replacing her feckless, unscrupulous nephew, and accompanies her to visit business interests in Europe.
Notes: First published in 1900 by The Mershon Company, New York.
Sequel to: Out for business.