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.
22CHAPTER XXI. BEN MEETS WITH A LOSS.
2CHAPTER I. BEN AND HIS STEPFATHER.
23CHAPTER XXII. GEORGE GRAYSON COMES TO GRIEF.
3CHAPTER II. BEN WITNESSES AN EXPLOSION.
24CHAPTER XXIII. A STRANGE ADVENTURE.
4CHAPTER III. MR. WINTER’S SAVINGS BANK.
25CHAPTER XXIV. BEN PLAYS A PART.
5CHAPTER IV. AN EXCITING ENCOUNTER.
26CHAPTER XXV. THE MYSTERY DEEPENS.
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6CHAPTER V. A MIDNIGHT CALL.
27CHAPTER XXVI. BEN’S STRANGE PROSPERITY.
7CHAPTER VI. A DISAPPOINTED BURGLAR.
28CHAPTER XXVII. MRS. HARCOURT’S SUDDEN RESOLUTION.
8CHAPTER VII. BEN FORMS A SUDDEN DETERMINATION.
29CHAPTER XXVIII. BEN MAKES SOME TITLED FRIENDS.
9CHAPTER VIII. BEN ARRIVES IN BOSTON.
30CHAPTER XXIX. THE MORDAUNT FAMILY.
10CHAPTER IX. BEN BECOMES A HERO.
31CHAPTER XXX. BEN’S PROGRESS.
11CHAPTER X. BEN DINES IN MT. VERNON STREET.
32CHAPTER XXXI. UNWELCOME NEWS.
12CHAPTER XI. BEN HAS A NARROW ESCAPE.
33CHAPTER XXXII. JACOB WINTER.
13CHAPTER XII. A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
34CHAPTER XXXIII. A STARTLING INCIDENT.
14CHAPTER XIII. BEN IS INTRODUCED TO A POET.
35CHAPTER XXXIV. MRS. HARCOURT’S LETTER.
15CHAPTER XIV. THINGS AT WRAYBURN.
36CHAPTER XXXV. BASIL WENTWORTH REACHES GENEVA.
16CHAPTER XV. BEN GETS EMPLOYMENT.
37CHAPTER XXXVI. MR. SNODGRASS SUGGESTS AN INVESTMENT.
17CHAPTER XVI. BEN VISITS MR. SIMPSON.
38CHAPTER XXXVII. FRANK MORDAUNT.
18CHAPTER XVII. RIVALS IN BUSINESS.
39CHAPTER XXXVIII. BEN OVERHEARS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.
19CHAPTER XVIII. REHEARSING.
40CHAPTER XXXIX. BEN CONSULTS A LAWYER.
20CHAPTER XIX. BEN MAKES HIS DÉBUT.
41CHAPTER XL. CONCLUSION.
21CHAPTER XX. BEN’S LETTER HOME.
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