Rough and Ready
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Rough and Ready is a 19th-century boys’ adventure novel by Horatio Alger Jr., continuing the rags-to-respectability themes introduced in his earlier work Ragged Dick.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boys’ adventure novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| follows | Ragged Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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boys’ book ⓘ children’s literature ⓘ |
| hasMoral | virtue and perseverance lead to advancement ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
education as path to success
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moral uplift ⓘ patronage by wealthier characters ⓘ street boy protagonist ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | juvenile readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | didactic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Horatio Alger Jr. rags-to-riches novels ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| sharesThemeWith | Ragged Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesUniverseWith | Ragged Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | boys ⓘ |
| theme |
honesty and hard work
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rags to respectability ⓘ self-improvement ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
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