TY - BOOK AU - Alger,Horatio,Jr TI - The Train Boy AV - PZ PY - 2017/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Bildungsromans KW - Siblings -- Juvenile fiction KW - Success -- Juvenile fiction KW - Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction KW - Widows -- Juvenile fiction KW - Street life -- Juvenile fiction KW - Railroad trains -- Juvenile fiction N1 - Release date is 2017-10-09; Produced by David Edwards, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Train Boy" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Paul Palmer, a resourceful 16-year-old train boy who sells magazines on a Milwaukee-to-Chicago train. As Paul navigates the challenges of life, he demonstrates his integrity and kindness while also facing adversities from characters who threaten his sense of justice and family. At the start of the story, Paul enthusiastically goes about his duties on the train, engaging with passengers and showcasing his charming personality. He encounters an elderly woman and a generous young lady named Grace Dearborn, who shows kindness by giving him money for his little sister's benefit. However, the atmosphere shifts when a thief named Luke Denton, seeking to steal from Grace, finds himself exposed by Paul, leading to a dramatic leap from the moving train. This incident sets the stage for subsequent conflicts involving Paul, his family dynamics, and his determination to protect those he loves from malevolent influences in his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55725 ER -