02750cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000360012624500450016226400510020730000470025833600260030533700260033133800360035750000310039350505350042450800870095952011390104653400450218565300240223065300320225470000520228685600430233899900190238164607UtSlPG20260610134505.0mcr n260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13024622  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189910aSeeking his fortune, and other dialogues 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-02-210 aSeeking his fortune -- One week an editor -- Keeping genteel boarders -- Mrs. Skinflint's bargains -- Mrs. Grundy's tyranny -- Aunt Hannah's valentine -- Mr. Bliss' vision -- High life below stairs -- Boarding on a farm -- Taming a wife -- John Smith's trials -- Aunt Rachel's fright -- The hypochondriac cured -- Aunt Patience's ear-trumpet -- The ghostly visitation -- Practical husbandry -- Mr. Smith's day at home -- The country cousin -- Taking poison -- Deacon Robinson's present -- Mrs. Marden's lesson -- The magic mirror.  aDavid Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Seeking His Fortune, and Other Dialogues" by Horatio Alger, Jr. and O. Augusta Cheney is a collection of dialogues written in the late 19th century. The work primarily targets a juvenile audience and is likely intended for performance, as numerous dialogues were previously contributed to a juvenile magazine and used in exhibitions. The first piece, "Seeking His Fortune," follows Jonathan Peters, a young farmer who dreams of leaving his small hometown for the bustling city in pursuit of wealth and success.  At the start of the collection, Jonathan Peters expresses his determination to leave Beanville, much to the concern of his parents. He feels constrained by his rural life and believes he is destined for greater things in the city. As he prepares for his journey, he discusses his plans with his family, exchanges banter with his father, and reassures his worried mother about potential dangers. Jonathan ultimately sets off with dreams of making his fortune, revealing a classic theme of aspiration and the quest for personal advancement that underpins many of Alger's works. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDialogues, American  aYoung adult drama, American1 aCheney, O. Augustaq(Olive Augusta),d1833-191640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64607  c105430d105430