02620cam a22003973u 4500 56756 UtSlPG 20260610134316.0 m cr n 260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899 The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2018 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2018-03-16 E-text prepared by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success" by Horatio Alger Jr. is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the protagonist, Frank Hardy, a young boy who is thrust into the role of a book agent due to his family's misfortunes. As he embarks on this new path, he learns valuable lessons about perseverance, responsibility, and the challenges of earning a living. At the start of the book, Frank is introduced as an optimistic sixteen-year-old boy living with his family. The narrative establishes the family's struggles, particularly concerning Frank's father, who has been injured in a train accident, and the impending financial troubles due to a business rival's deceit. As Frank seeks to help his family, he considers the profession of a book agent, leading to an encounter with experienced agents that fuels his determination to succeed despite the odds stacked against him. The opening sets a stage filled with both familial love and the harsh realities of economic hardship, framing Frank's journey toward independence and success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Bildungsromans New York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Traveling sales personnel -- Juvenile fiction Bankruptcy -- Juvenile fiction Selling -- Books -- Juvenile fiction Shute, A. B. (Augustus Burnham), 1851-1906 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56756 97587 97587