02325cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324500270014926400510017630000470022733600260027433700260030033800360032650000310036250802260039352009200061953400450153965300400158465300480162465300190167265300320169165300510172365300370177465300330181165300350184485600430187999900170192254350UtSlPG20260610134243.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,d1832-189910aJed, the Poorhouse Boy 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2017-03-13  aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com)  a"Jed, the Poorhouse Boy" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Jed, a resilient and strong-willed boy living in a poorhouse under the harsh management of Mr. and Mrs. Fogson. As Jed struggles against their tyranny and dreams of a better life, his journey of self-discovery and pursuit of independence begins to unfold.  At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Jed, who is subjected to the cruel treatment of the Fogsons, the poorhouse overseers. His character is depicted as resourceful and assertive despite the oppressive environment, highlighting the contrast between his spirit and that of his tyrannical caretakers. The opening establishes his dissatisfaction with life in the poorhouse and hints at his longing to escape and find his own way in the world—setting the stage for his impending adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aBoys -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction  aBildungsromans  aPoverty -- Juvenile fiction  aInheritance and succession -- Juvenile fiction  aPennsylvania -- Juvenile fiction  aIdentity -- Juvenile fiction  aAlmshouses -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54350  c95184d95184