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Description
Variously attributed to Horatio Alger, Jr. and T. C. Haliburton.
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Language
en
Duration
~42 minutes (40K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Text file produced by Charles Aldarondo, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger
Release date
2004-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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About the authors
Jr. Horatio Alger
1832–1899
Best known for stories of poor boys who rise through grit, luck, and good character, this 19th-century American writer helped shape the classic “rags-to-riches” tale. His hugely popular juvenile novels became a lasting part of American culture.
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Thomas Chandler Haliburton
1796–1865
Best known for creating the shrewd, talkative Sam Slick, this Nova Scotian writer helped shape early Canadian humor with sharp satire and a strong sense of place. He also had a public career that carried him from law and politics in Nova Scotia to the British Parliament.
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