Rufus and Rose, or, The fortunes of Rough and Ready
By: Horatio Alger, Jr.
Series: Polyglot Press Alger series
Publisher: Polyglot Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Brothers and sisters -- Fiction; Stepfathers -- Fiction; Clerks -- Fiction; Conduct of life -- Fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Rufus and Rose; Fortunes of Rough and Ready
Description: Now working in a brokerage firm, Rufus lives in a nice house with his sister Rose, but when their abusive stepfather tracks them down, both children take unusual measures to protect themselves.
Notes: First published in 1870 by Loring, Boston.