Adrift in New York by Horatio Alger, Jr.
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Adrift in New York by Horatio Alger, Jr. is a society podcast hosted by Loyal Books. It has 19 episodes, with the latest published January 2024.
Set in 19th century New York, this is the story of a wealthy old man who adopts his orphaned nephew and niece after his own four year old son mysteriously disappears. However, under a smooth exterior, the nephew is a conniving and avaricious villain who wants to grab all the old man's wealth for himself. This is also the story of a young boy, who doesn't know he's the sole heir to a fabulous fortune, but grows up homeless in the streets of New York. The villainous nephew proposes marriage to his cousin with a view to grabbing the entire inheritance. The story takes several twists and turns before it reaches its unexpected conclusion.Adrift in New York was published in 1900. It is one of the 135 novels written by Horatio Alger Jr., an extremely prolific writer of young adult literature. Most of his books were centered on boys in poor circumstances who rise above them through hard work, honesty, courage and determination. Another important theme in all his books is how a stroke of luc
society ·en-us ·19 episodes
01 – Chapters One and Two
02 – Chapters Three and Four
03 – Chapters Five and Six
04 – Chapters Seven and Eight
05 – Chapters Nine and Ten
06 – Chapters Eleven and Twelve
07 – Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen
08 – Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen
09 – Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
10 – Chapters Nineteen and Twenty
11 – Chapters Twenty-One and Twenty-Two
12 – Chapters Twenty-three and Twenty-four
13 – Chapters Twenty-Five and Twenty-Six
14 – Chapters Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight
15 – Chapters Twenty-Nine and Thirty
16 – Chapters Thirty-One and Thirty-Two
17 – Chapters Thirty-Three and Thirty-Four
18 – Chapters Thirty-Five and Thirty-Six
19 – Chapters Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight
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