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100	1		_aAlger, Horatio, Jr., _d1832-1899
245	1	2	_aA Boy's Fortune; Or, The Strange Adventures of Ben Baker
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2016
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2016-05-07
508			_aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Andrés V. Galia, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520			_a"A Boy's Fortune; Or, The Strange Adventures of Ben Baker" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the journey of Ben Baker, a sixteen-year-old boy from the countryside who arrives in New York City with hopes of making a fortune and learning about business. As he navigates the challenges of urban life, he encounters various characters that influence his path, including his estranged uncle, Nicholas Walton, and new friends like a kind reporter named Hugh Manton. The opening of the novel introduces Ben as he spends his first night in the city, having fallen asleep on a park bench. A policeman offers him guidance, leading him to a restaurant where he meets Manton. The young boy's situation is precarious, having just arrived in New York with little money and no place to stay. After enjoying a meal and discussing dreams of success, Ben is offered a place to sleep by Manton, setting him on a path of new adventures. The chapter hints at the complexities of family relations, as Ben's uncle, unbeknownst to him, harbors a deep secret regarding Ben's father, suggesting that his quest for fortune may involve more than just hard work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653			_aFortune -- Juvenile fiction
700	1		_aMerrill, Frank T., _d1848-1923
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52017
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