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100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aWalter Sherwood's Probation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-06-01
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
520 _a"Walter Sherwood's Probation" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written during the late 19th century that follows the life and challenges faced by a young man named Walter Sherwood. Walter, a college student, finds himself in a precarious situation when he discovers that he is spending money extravagantly despite losing most of his fortune. With the guidance of his guardian, Doctor Ezekiel Mack, he is forced to leave college to seek employment and reassess his priorities. The opening portion of the book introduces us to the characters and sets the stage for Walter's impending journey of self-discovery. The narrative begins with a letter from Walter to Doctor Mack, revealing his financial struggles as he navigates the expectations of college life. Doctor Mack, concerned about Walter’s spending habits and well-being, decides to visit him secretly at college. Through their interactions and the subsequent observations of college life, we see the burgeoning conflict within Walter as he balances the allure of social activities with the need for responsibility. This tension is further compounded by the revelation of his impending financial crisis when Walter learns from Doctor Mack that he will need to leave college to pursue a more stable path. Overall, the beginning of this novel encapsulates key themes of growth, responsibility, and the transition from youth to adulthood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aComing of age -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWealth -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSelf-reliance -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aWest (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5993
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