Jed, the Poorhouse Boy
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- First published
- Unknown
- Pages
- 198Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 4 of 10
A little about the story
Jed works in the poorhouse, ordered about by a sharp-tongued woman and treated badly. But he is honest and determined, and when he discovers clues to his own identity and a lost inheritance, he sets off to make his way in the world.
A classic rags-to-riches story from Horatio Alger.
Things You May Not Know About Jed, the Poorhouse Boy
- By Horatio Alger, author of Ragged Dick.
- A mystery of identity. Jed must find out who he really is.
- Alger's stories gave their name to the Horatio Alger myth of success through hard work.
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
