The errand boy, or, How Phil Brent won success /

Sixteen-year-old Philip Brent leaves his small hometown to seek his fortune in 1880s New York after his spiteful stepmother reveals that instead of being his late father's beloved only son, he is of unknown parentage and must fend for himself.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : A.L. Burt Company, Publishers, [between 1903 and 1905]
Edition:[Format 07 B]
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Description
Summary:Sixteen-year-old Philip Brent leaves his small hometown to seek his fortune in 1880s New York after his spiteful stepmother reveals that instead of being his late father's beloved only son, he is of unknown parentage and must fend for himself.
Item Description:Publisher's catalog follows text.
Date and edition from Horatio Alger Society website. Format 07 B: Green/Tulip. Publisher's address 52-58 Duane St., "A.L. Burt's Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers" advertisements. Publisher's pictorial binding, front board in three panels with illustration of boy carrying a bundle on a stick, Horatio Alger on spine.
Printer's device on title page.
Physical Description:281, 31 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm