The Horatio Alger Society
Since 1961 "Strive and Succeed" February 10, 2013
"Dash to DeKalb III"
Another Great Convention is Over!
A great time was had May 3-6, 2012 at the Horatio Alger Society's annual convention in beautiful DeKalb, Illinois. It's always a pleasure to attend the convention at Northern Illinois University, home of the largest library collection of Alger material in the world.
The full article about the HAS convention by Bill Gowen has information about speakers, activities, the auction, and more. To read it, click here.
Full Books Available to Read in the Archive
90 Titles OnlineAs work continues on the HAS website's Archive section, more and more of Horatio Alger's works are becoming available to read online for free. Click here to read the available titles.
The Full Books section now has links to every Horatio Alger novel currently available to read online. We are still missing 44 titles, which have not yet been converted to a digital format, but you can still visit their pages to find out where to buy a reader copy online. Short Stories and Poetry will be up soon as well, and Alger's essays are becoming available.
2013 Convention
The 2013 HAS Convention, will be hosted by Bob and Wendy Sipes in Indianapolis, tentavely scheduled for May 2-5. More details will be available on this site as they become available.
The 2013 HAS Convention, will be hosted by Bob and Wendy Sipes in Indianapolis, tentavely scheduled for May 2-5. More details will be available on this site as they become available.
Are My Boys Real?
Horatio Alger's article about the boys in his books and their real-life counterparts appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1890. Read it here.
Click here to read the article.
Horatio Alger's article about the boys in his books and their real-life counterparts appeared in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1890. Read it here.
Click here to read the article.
Buying Alger Online
HAS member Barry Schoenborn tells you what to look for and what to avoid when buying books online.
Click here to read more.
HAS member Barry Schoenborn tells you what to look for and what to avoid when buying books online.
Click here to read more.
Alger Short Stories
Eight short stories have been uploaded to the site. They are representative of what was referred to as "sketches" at the time, generally 1-3 pages in length.
Click here to go to short stories
Eight short stories have been uploaded to the site. They are representative of what was referred to as "sketches" at the time, generally 1-3 pages in length.
Click here to go to short stories
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