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Dan, the Newsboy

Horatio Alger, Jr. (1832 - 1899)

Dan and his mother are poor, so he begins selling newspapers on the streets of New York City. His perseverance, hard work, and honesty are qualities that help him through various challenges. (Summary by Dale Barkley)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Action & Adventure

Language: English

Keyword(s): New York (102), poverty (50), boyhood (5), perseverance (4), newsboy (2), hard work (2)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Introducing Dan	DaleBarkley	00:07:28
Play 02	Dan at Home	DaleBarkley	00:08:35
Play 03	Gripp's Clothing Store	DaleBarkley	00:07:32
Play 04	An Odd Couple	DaleBarkley	00:08:38
Play 05	Effecting a Loan	DaleBarkley	00:07:32
Play 06	More than a Match	DaleBarkley	00:08:51
Play 07	Mr. Gripp is Worsted	DaleBarkley	00:09:49
Play 08	Mike Rafferty's Trick	DaleBarkley	00:06:17
Play 09	Mike's Theft is Discovered	DaleBarkley	00:08:00
Play 10	Dan as a Detective	DaleBarkley	00:08:22
Play 11	Dan Has Another Adventure	DaleBarkley	00:08:04
Play 12	A Mysterious Lady	DaleBarkley	00:08:15
Play 13	Althea	DaleBarkley	00:08:16
Play 14	A New Home	DaleBarkley	00:08:07
Play 15	Dan Becomes a Detective	DaleBarkley	00:08:23
Play 16	Dan Makes a Discovery	DaleBarkley	00:08:52
Play 17	Talbot's Secret	DaleBarkley	00:08:43
Play 18	Two Knights of the Highway	DaleBarkley	00:08:40
Play 19	Dan as a Good Samaritan	DaleBarkley	00:03:56
Play 20	Laying the Train	DaleBarkley	00:03:57
Play 21	Twelve Thousand Dollars	DaleBarkley	00:07:39
Play 22	Talbot's Scheme Fails	DaleBarkley	00:09:12
Play 23	The Calm Before the Storm	DaleBarkley	00:04:27
Play 24	Old Jack, the Janitor	DaleBarkley	00:04:17
Play 25	The Burglary	DaleBarkley	00:08:00
Play 26	Dan Learns to Dance	DaleBarkley	00:04:35
Play 27	In the Dressing-room	DaleBarkley	00:04:11
Play 28	Dan at the Party	DaleBarkley	00:08:29
Play 29	A Ne'er do Well	DaleBarkley	00:09:08
Play 30	How Hartley Got a Clew	DaleBarkley	00:07:23
Play 31	Althea's Abduction	DaleBarkley	00:07:26
Play 32	Donovan's	DaleBarkley	00:07:41
Play 33	Althea Becomes Katy Donovan	DaleBarkley	00:08:42
Play 34	Another Little Game	DaleBarkley	00:08:09
Play 35	Dan Disguises Himself	DaleBarkley	00:08:24
Play 36	Dan Makes a Discovery	DaleBarkley	00:03:42
Play 37	Dan is Discovered	DaleBarkley	00:04:21
Play 38	Unpleasant Quarters	DaleBarkley	00:03:57
Play 39	Dan Discomfits the Donovans	DaleBarkley	00:06:33
Play 40	Hartley Surprised	DaleBarkley	00:06:28
Play 41	Dan is Adopted	DaleBarkley	00:06:35
Play 42	Conclusion	DaleBarkley	00:06:22

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