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"Don't you be impudent, you young rascal."

RAGGED DICK SERIES

BY

HORATIO ALGER JR.

ROUGH AND READY

ROUGH AND READY; OR, LIFE AMONG THE NEW YORK NEWSBOYS.

BY

HORATIO ALGER, Jr.,

AUTHOR OF "RAGGED DICK," "FAME AND FORTUNE," "MARK, THE MATCH

BOY," "CAMPAIGN SERIES," "LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES," ETC.

PHILADELPHIA:

HENRY T. COATES & CO.

FAMOUS ALGER BOOKS.

RAGGED DICK SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 6 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Ragged Dick.

Fame and Fortune.

Mark the Match Boy.

Rough and Ready.

Ben the Luggage Boy.

Rufus and Rose.

TATTERED TOM SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols. 12mo.

Cloth.

First Series.

Tattered Tom.

Paul the Peddler.

Phil the Fiddler.

Slow and Sure.

TATTERED TOM SERIES. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Second Series.

Julius.

The Young Outlaw.

Sam's Chance.

The Telegraph Boy.

CAMPAIGN SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 3 vols.

Frank's Campaign.

Paul Prescott's Charge.

Charlie Codman's Cruise.

LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols. 12mo.

Cloth.

First Series.

Luck and Pluck.

Sink or Swim.

Strong and Steady.

Strive and Succeed.

LUCK AND PLUCK SERIES. 4 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Second Series.

Try and Trust.

Bound to Rise.

Risen from the Ranks.

Herbert Carter's Legacy.

BRAVE AND BOLD SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols. 12mo.

Cloth.

Brave and Bold.

Jack's Ward.

Shifting for Himself.

Wait and Hope.

PACIFIC SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols. 12mo.

The Young Adventurer.

The Young Miner.

The Young Explorers.

Ben's Nugget.

ATLANTIC SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols.

The Young Circus Rider.

Do and Dare.

Hector's Inheritance.

Helping Himself.

WAY TO SUCCESS SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 4 vols. 12mo.

Cloth.

Bob Burton.

The Store Boy.

Luke Walton.

Struggling Upward.

NEW WORLD SERIES. By Horatio Alger, Jr. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

Digging for Gold.

Facing the World.

In a New World.

Other Volumes in Preparation.

Copyright by A. K. Loring, 1869.

Copyright, 1897, by Horatio Alger.

Dedication.

TO MY DEAR FRIEND,

Theodore Seligman,

THIS VOLUME

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.