Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
by Horatio Alger

Ragged Dick: Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks: Style 1 key example

Chapter 1: Ragged Dick Is Introduced to the Reader
Explanation and Analysis:

​​​​​​In Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger's style is straightforward, authoritative, and sometimes simplistic. This method of writing allowed the author to appeal to a broad audience of different ages and educational levels, who originally read the novel in serial form.