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Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad

Chapter 1: STRIVE AND SUCCEED
By Jr. Horatio Alger
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The narrative follows a determined young protagonist who, after his father's death and a financial reversal, leaves school and seeks work while preserving honesty and self-reliance. He endures poor treatment from a relative, serves as a store clerk and a traveling book agent, accumulates modest savings, and adopts an assumed name to investigate suspected misconduct by a prominent businessman. The account traces his practical resourcefulness, steady moral purpose, and journeys as he gathers information at an executor's request and pursues personal advancement.

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Title: Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad

Author: Jr. Horatio Alger

Release date: December 19, 2017 [eBook #56207]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STRIVE AND SUCCEED; OR, THE PROGRESS OF WALTER CONRAD ***

STRIVE AND SUCCEED

OR
THE PROGRESS OF WALTER CONRAD
BY
HORATIO ALGER, Jr.
AUTHOR OF “ERIE TRAIN BOY,” “YOUNG ACROBAT,”
“ONLY AN IRISH BOY,” “BOUND TO RISE,”
“STRONG AND STEADY,” “JULIUS,
THE STREET BOY,” ETC.
NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
ALGER SERIES FOR BOYS.
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME.
By HORATIO ALGER, Jr.
Adrift in New York.
A Cousin’s Conspiracy.
Andy Gordon.
Andy Grant’s Pluck.
Bob Burton.
Bound to Rise.
Brave and Bold.
Cash Boy.
Chester Rand.
Do and Dare.
Driven from Home.
Erie Train Boy.
Facing the World.
Five Hundred Dollars.
Frank’s Campaign.
Grit.
Hector’s Inheritance.
Helping Himself.
Herbert Caster’s Legacy.
In a New World.
Jack’s Ward.
Jed, the Poor House Boy.
Joe’s Luck.
Julius, the Street Boy.
Luke Walton.
Making His Way.
Mark Mason.
Only an Irish Boy.
Paul, the Peddler.
Phil, the Fiddler.
Ralph Raymond’s Heir.
Risen from the Ranks.
Sam’s Chance.
Shifting for Himself.
Sink or Swim.
Slow and Sure.
Store Boy.
Strive and Succeed.
Strong and Steady.
Struggling Upward.
Tin Box.
Tom, the Bootblack.
Tony, the Tramp.
Try and Trust.
Wait and Hope.
Walter Sherwood’s Probation.
Young Acrobat.
Young Adventurer.
Young Outlaw.
Young Salesman.
Price, Post-Paid, 35c. each, or any three books for $1.00.
HURST & COMPANY
Publishers, New York.
TO
MY YOUNG FRIENDS,
ISABELLA AND EDWIN,
THIS VOLUME
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.