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Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
By Jr. Horatio Alger
Length5h 38m
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Witness the classic transformation of a spirited boot-black whose integrity and ambition lead him from the rough pavement to a life of respectability.
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GenreMystery and Thriller
Length5 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. RAGGED DICK IS INTRODUCED TO THE READER
2CHAPTER II. JOHNNY NOLAN
3CHAPTER III. DICK MAKES A PROPOSITION
4CHAPTER IV. DICK’S NEW SUIT
5CHAPTER V. CHATHAM STREET AND BROADWAY
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6CHAPTER VI. UP BROADWAY TO MADISON SQUARE
7CHAPTER VII. THE POCKET-BOOK
8CHAPTER VIII. DICK’S EARLY HISTORY
9CHAPTER IX. A SCENE IN A THIRD AVENUE CAR
10CHAPTER X. INTRODUCES A VICTIM OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE
11CHAPTER XI. DICK AS A DETECTIVE
12CHAPTER XII. DICK HIRES A ROOM ON MOTT STREET
13CHAPTER XIII. MICKY MAGUIRE
14CHAPTER XIV. A BATTLE AND A VICTORY
15CHAPTER XV. DICK SECURES A TUTOR
16CHAPTER XVI. THE FIRST LESSON
17CHAPTER XVII. DICK’S FIRST APPEARANCE IN SOCIETY
18CHAPTER XVIII. MICKY MAGUIRE’S SECOND DEFEAT
19CHAPTER XIX. FOSDICK CHANGES HIS BUSINESS
20CHAPTER XX. NINE MONTHS LATER
21CHAPTER XXI. DICK LOSES HIS BANK-BOOK
22CHAPTER XXII. TRACKING THE THIEF
23CHAPTER XXIII. TRAVIS IS ARRESTED
24CHAPTER XXIV. DICK RECEIVES A LETTER
25CHAPTER XXV. DICK WRITES HIS FIRST LETTER
26CHAPTER XXVI. AN EXCITING ADVENTURE
27CHAPTER XXVII. CONCLUSION
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