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Horatio Alger Jr.

    Horatio Alger, Jr. was a prolific 19th-century American author, renowned for his novels that chronicle the rise of impoverished children to respectable lives. His works center on themes of hard work, courage, and determination as pathways to achieving the American Dream. Alger depicts characters who, despite humble beginnings, achieve success and prosperity. His narratives illustrate moral values and the belief that even the most disadvantaged can attain financial independence through virtue and diligence.