霍瑞修·愛爾傑

小霍雷肖·阿爾傑（Horatio Alger, Jr，1832年1月13日－1899年7月18日）是19世紀的一位多產的美國作家，以少年小說而聞名。

愛爾傑出生在新英格蘭沿海城市麻薩諸塞州的切爾西市。1848年，16歲的他進入哈佛學院學習。17歲，他成為一名專業作家。畢業後，曾在波士頓雜誌做編輯工作。此後做過家庭教師和記者。

愛爾傑是一個早熟的男孩，患有近視和支氣管哮喘。

1899年7月18日因哮喘死於姐姐家中。

## 風格和主題

阿爾傑小說的風格大多一致，均描述著一個貧窮的少年是如何通過其正直、努力、少許運氣以及堅持不懈最終取得成功。

## 影響

阿爾傑創作顛峰時期，正值美國由農業社會到工業社會轉型的艱難過渡期。歷史學家認為，阿爾傑的作品絕不僅局限於其有趣的故事本身。小說中描述的通過自身的努力以獲得成功的主人公，給予了大量當時美國窮人力量，信心及動力去更加刻苦工作來換取成功。

## 作品

題目｜日期｜類型

"Voices of the Past"｜1849｜詩

Fair Harvard｜1852

"A Welcome to May"｜1853｜詩

Bertha's Christmas Vision: An Autumn Sheaf｜1856｜詩歌和短篇小說

Nothing to Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society｜1857｜Poem.

Nothing To Eat｜1857

He Has Gone, and I Have Sent Him!｜1862｜詩

Marie Bertrand｜1864｜成人小說

Frank's Campaign; or, What Boys Can Do on the Farm for the Camp｜1864｜少年小說

Paul Prescott's Charge: A Story for Boys｜1865｜少年小說

Charlie Codman's Cruise: A Story for Boys｜1866｜少年小說

Helen Ford｜1866｜成人小說

Timothy Crump's Ward; or, The New Years Loan, And What Became of It｜1866｜成人小說

John Maynard: A Ballad of Lake Erie｜1868｜詩

Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Bootblacks｜1868｜少年小說

Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter｜1868｜少年小說

Struggling Upward; or, Luke Larkin's Luck｜1868｜少年小說

Luck and Pluck; or, John Oakley's Inheritance｜1869｜少年小說

Mark the Match Boy; or, Richard Hunter's Ward｜1869｜少年小說

Rough and Ready; or, Life Among the New York Newsboys｜1869｜少年小說

Ralph Raymond's Heir; or, The Merchant's Crime｜1869｜短篇小說

Ben The Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves｜1870｜少年小說

Rufus and Rose; or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready｜1870｜少年小說

Sink or Swim; or, Harry Raymond's Resolve｜1870｜少年小說

Paul the Peddler; or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant｜1871｜少年小說

Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe｜1871｜少年小說

Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab｜1871｜少年小說

"Friar Anselmo"｜1872｜詩

Phil the Fiddler; or, The Story of a Young Street Musician｜1872｜少年小說

Slow and Sure; The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant｜1872｜少年小說

Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad｜1872｜少年小說

Bound to Rise; or, Up the Ladder｜1873｜少年小說

Try and Trust; or, The Story of a Bound Boy｜1873｜少年小說

Brave and Bold; or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton｜1874｜少年小說

Julius; or, The Street Boy Out West｜1874｜少年小說

Risen from the Ranks; or, Harry Walton's Success｜1874｜少年小說

Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving｜1875｜詩

Herbert Carter's Legacy; or, The Inventor's Son｜1875｜少年小說

Jack's Ward; or, The Boy Guardian｜1875｜少年小說

Seeking His Fortune, And Other Dialogues｜1875

St. Nicholas｜1875

The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift In The Streets｜1875｜少年小說

Sam's Chance; and How He Improved It｜1876｜少年小說

Shifting for Himself; or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortunes｜1876｜少年小說

Life of Edwin Forrest｜1877｜傳記

The New Schoolma'am; or, A Summer in North Sparta｜1877｜成人中篇小說

Wait and Hope; or, Ben Bradford's Motto｜1877｜少年小說

The Western Boy; or, The Road to Success｜1878

The Young Adventurer; or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains｜1878｜少年小說

The Telegraph Boy｜1879｜少年小說

The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California｜1879｜少年小說

Tony the Hero｜1880

The Young Explorer; or, Among the Sierras｜1880｜少年小說

From Canal Boy to President; or, The Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield｜1881｜傳記

Ben's Nugget; or, A Boy's Search for Fortune｜1882｜少年小說

From Farm Boy to Senator: Being the History of the Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster｜1882｜傳記

Abraham Lincoln: the Backwoods Boy; or, How A Young Rail-Splitter Became President｜1883｜傳記

The Train Boy｜1883

The Young Circus Rider; or, The Mystery of Robert Rudd｜1883

Dan, the Detective｜1884

Do and Dare; or A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune｜1884

Hector's Inheritance; or, The Boys of Smith Institute｜1885

Helping Himself; or, Grant Thornton's Ambition｜1886

Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy｜1887

Number 91; or, The Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy｜1887

The Store Boy; or, The Fortunes of Ben Barclay｜1887

Bob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri｜1888

The Errand Boy; or, How Phil Brent Won Success｜1888

Tom Temple's Career｜1888

Tom Thatcher's Fortune｜1888

Tom Tracy｜1888

The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus｜1888｜少年小說

Luke Walton; or, The Chicago Newsboy｜1889

The Erie Train Boy｜1890

Five Hundred Dollars; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret｜1890

Mark Stanton｜1890

Ned Newton; or, The Fortunes of a New York Bootblack｜1890｜少年小說

A New York Boy｜1890

The Odds Against Him; or, Carl Crawford's Experience｜1890

Dean Dunham; or, The Waterford Mystery｜1891

Digging for Gold. A Story of California｜1892

The Young Boatman of Pine Point｜1892

Cast Upon the Breakers｜1893

Facing the World; or, The Haps and Mishaps of Harry Vane｜1893

In a New World; or, Among the Gold-Fields of Australia｜1893

Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes and Misfortunes｜1894

Victor Vane, The Young Secretary｜1894

The Disagreeable Woman; A Social Mystery｜1895｜成人小說

Frank Hunter's Peril｜1896

The Young Salesman｜1896

Frank and Fearless; or, The Fortunes of Jasper Kent｜1897

Walter Sherwood's Probation｜1897

A Boy's Fortune; or, The Strange Adventures of Ben Baker｜1898

The Young Bank Messenger｜1898

Jed the Poorhouse Boy｜1899｜少年小說

Mark Mason's Victory; or, The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph Boy｜1899

Rupert's Ambition｜1899

Silas Snobden's Office Boy｜1899

A Debt of Honor. The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West｜1900

Falling in With Fortune; or, The Experiences of a Young Secretary｜1900

Out for Business; or, Robert Frost's Strange Career｜1900

Ben Bruce. Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy｜1901

Lester's Luck｜1901

Nelson the Newsboy; or, Afloat in New York｜1901

Tom Brace: Who He Was and How He Fared｜1901

Young Captain Jack; or, The Son of a Soldier｜1901｜少年小說

Adrift in the City; or, Oliver Conrad's Plucky Fight｜1902

Andy Grant's Pluck｜1902

A Rolling Stone; or, The Adventures of a Wanderer｜1902

Striving for Fortune; or, Walter Griffith's Trials and Successes｜1902

Tom Turner's Legacy｜1902

The World Before Him｜1902

Bernard Brooks' Adventures. The Story of a Brave Boy's Trials｜1903

Chester Rand; or, A New Path to Fortune｜1903

Forging Ahead｜1903

Adrift in New York; or, Tom and Florence Braving the World｜1904

Finding a Fortune｜1904

Jerry the Backwoods Boy; or, The Parkhurst Treasure｜1904

Lost at Sea; or, Robert Roscoe's Strange Cruise｜1904

From Farm to Fortune; or Nat Nason's Strange Experience｜1905

Making His Mark｜1905

Mark Manning's Mission. The Story of a Shoe Factory Boy｜1905

The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success｜1905

Joe the Hotel Boy, or Winning Out by Pluck｜1906

Randy of the River; or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand｜1906

The Young Musician; or, Fighting His Way｜1906

Ben Logan's Triumph; or, The Boys of Boxwood Academy｜1908

Wait and Win. The Story of Jack Drummond's Pluck｜1908

Robert Coverdale's Struggle; or, On the Wave of Success｜1910

Joe's Luck; or Always Wide Awake｜1913

The Cousin's Conspiracy In Search of Treasure. The Story of Guy's Eventful Voyage

## 研究資源

- The Papers of Horatio Alger, 1880-1953 (990 pieces) are housed at the Huntington Library.
- H. Jack Barker Papers, undated (3 liner feet) are housed at Emory University's Manuscripts, Archives, & Rare Book Library .
- Seligman Family papers, 1877-1934 (0.8 linear feet) are housed at American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati, Ohio).

## 進一步閱讀

- Nackenoff, Carol. "The Horatio Alger Myth". In Myth America: A Historical Anthology, Volume II. 1997. Gerster, Patrick, and Cords, Nicholas. (editors.) Brandywine Press, St. James, NY. ISBN 1-881089-97-5

## 外部連結

- Works by or about Horatio Alger at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
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- The Complete "Ragged Dick" Series on kindle.
- Horatio Alger Books On-Line 2 18 of Alger's works (with A Fancy of Hers, unique to this collection)
- Horatio Alger Books On-Line 3 3 of Alger's works (with The Maniac's Secret, unique to this collection)
- Horatio Alger research page at the University of Rochester
- Horatio Alger Society Home Page
- The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
- The Horatio Alger Collection at Northern Illinois University
- The Horatio Alger Fellowship for the Study of American Popular Culture at Northern Illinois University

## 基本資料

- 日語原文：霍雷肖·阿爾傑、Horatio Alger, Jr.
- 筆名：Carl Cantab、Arthur Hamilton、Caroline F. Preston、Arthur Lee Putnam、Julian Starr
- 出生日期：1832年1月13日
- 出生地：美國麻薩諸塞州切爾西
- 逝世日期：1899年7月18日
- 逝世地：美國麻薩諸塞州Natick
- 職業：作家
- 國籍：美國
- 類型：兒童文學
- 代表作：《衣衫襤褸的迪克》（Ragged Dick，1868年）