Ben Bruce Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy
By Horatio Alger
Length6h 41m
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Synopsis: "Ben Bruce, 15, lives on a farm near Boston with his mother and mean stepfather. He is not allowed to attend school past the 8th grade but his stepfather gets him a job as an apprentice shoemaker. However, Ben leaves home to seek his fortune in New York City. After several exciting and threatening experiences on the boat from Boston to New York, Ben settles in New York. After briefly selling newspapers, Ben, gets a part in a play, and does well as an actor. His luck, however, does not last. Ben tries his best to become a permanent part of the theatre world, and along the way makes new friends who help him through his troubles.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length6 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CONTENTS.
2CHAPTER I. BEN AND HIS STEPFATHER.
3CHAPTER II. BEN WITNESSES AN EXPLOSION.
4CHAPTER III. MR. WINTER’S SAVINGS BANK.
5CHAPTER IV. AN EXCITING ENCOUNTER.
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6CHAPTER V. A MIDNIGHT CALL.
7CHAPTER VI. A DISAPPOINTED BURGLAR.
8CHAPTER VII. BEN FORMS A SUDDEN DETERMINATION.
9CHAPTER VIII. BEN ARRIVES IN BOSTON.
10CHAPTER IX. BEN BECOMES A HERO.
11CHAPTER X. BEN DINES IN MT. VERNON STREET.
12CHAPTER XI. BEN HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
13CHAPTER XII. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
14CHAPTER XIII. BEN IS INTRODUCED TO A POET.
15CHAPTER XIV. THINGS AT WRAYBURN.
16CHAPTER XV. BEN GETS EMPLOYMENT.
17CHAPTER XVI. BEN VISITS MR. SIMPSON.
18CHAPTER XVII. RIVALS IN BUSINESS.
19CHAPTER XVIII. REHEARSING.
20CHAPTER XIX. BEN MAKES HIS DÉBUT.
21CHAPTER XX. BEN’S LETTER HOME.
22CHAPTER XXI. BEN MEETS WITH A LOSS.
23CHAPTER XXII. GEORGE GRAYSON COMES TO GRIEF.
24CHAPTER XXIII. A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
25CHAPTER XXIV. BEN PLAYS A PART.
26CHAPTER XXV. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
27CHAPTER XXVI. BEN’S STRANGE PROSPERITY.
28CHAPTER XXVII. MRS. HARCOURT’S SUDDEN RESOLUTION.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. BEN MAKES SOME TITLED FRIENDS.
30CHAPTER XXIX. THE MORDAUNT FAMILY.
31CHAPTER XXX. BEN’S PROGRESS.
32CHAPTER XXXI. UNWELCOME NEWS.
33CHAPTER XXXII. JACOB WINTER.
34CHAPTER XXXIII. A STARTLING INCIDENT.
35CHAPTER XXXIV. MRS. HARCOURT’S LETTER.
36CHAPTER XXXV. BASIL WENTWORTH REACHES GENEVA.
37CHAPTER XXXVI. MR. SNODGRASS SUGGESTS AN INVESTMENT.
38CHAPTER XXXVII. FRANK MORDAUNT.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII. BEN OVERHEARS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.
40CHAPTER XXXIX. BEN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
41CHAPTER XL. CONCLUSION.
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