Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks

By Jr. Horatio Alger
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Length5h 38m

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Dick’s luck begins to change when he decides to trade his rough habits for education and the virtues of a true gentleman.

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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (5.5K)
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GenreMystery and Thriller, Action and Adventure
Length5 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 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
28IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER

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