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100 1 _aAlger, Horatio, Jr.,
_d1832-1899
245 1 0 _aTom Temple's Career
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-03-06
505 0 _aTom Temple's career / by Horatio Alger, Jr. -- Over and under / by Captain R.M. Hawthorne -- A strange craft / by Geoffrey Randolph.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Tom Temple's Career" by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story revolves around Tom Temple, a sixteen-year-old boy who finds himself suddenly adopted by Nathan Middleton, an insurance agent, after the death of his father. The narrative explores themes of wealth, social class, and personal development as Tom navigates his new life with his eccentric guardians in a small town. The opening of the novel introduces Nathan Middleton, a miserly and calculating man, who learns he must take Tom Temple, the son of a deceased childhood friend, into his home. Initially resistant, Nathan's perspective shifts upon learning that he will receive an annual allowance for caring for Tom. As Tom arrives, he immediately challenges the Middletons' frugal lifestyle, revealing his bold personality and appetite for both food and life. The story establishes the dynamics between Tom, his new guardians, and the children of the local elite, hinting at future conflicts and adventures that will arise from his assertive character and changing fortunes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aOrphans -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aYouth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDiligence -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSuccess -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTheft -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTeasing -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMisers -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aEllis, Edward Sylvester,
_d1840-1916
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56686
999 _c97517
_d97517