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Bound to Rise by Horatio Alger
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BOUND TO RISE

Or

UP THE LADDER

BY Horatio Alger, Jr.

AUTHOR OF

"PAUL, THE. PEDDLER," "PHIL, THE FIDDLER," "STRIVE AND SUCCEED,"
"HERRERT CARTER'S LEGACY," "JACK'S WARD," "SHIFTING FOR HIMSELF,"
ETC.




BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY




Horatio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys and
himself remained a boy in heart and association till death, was born
at Revere, Mass., January 18, 1884. He was the son of a clergyman;
was graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at its Divinity School
in 1860; and was pastor of the Unitarian Church at Brewster, Mass.,
in 1862-66. In the latter year he settled in New York and began
drawing public attention to the condition and needs of street boys.
He mingled with them, gained their confidence, showed a personal
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