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Ragged Dick

A Norton Critical Edition

Horatio Alger, Jr author Hildegard Hoeller editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:14th Dec '07

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It is canonical as a cultural text, rather than a purely literary one, as this Norton Critical Edition reflects. An extensive “Contexts” section includes maps, photographs, and documents showing how and why Alger used the backdrop of New York City to highlight problems of urban poverty, immigration, and child labor in mid-nineteenth century America. “Criticism” is thematically organized around contemporary reviews and responses, the heated public debate about whether Alger should be available in American public libraries, parodies of and related responses to Alger, and four recent critical essays by Mary Wroth Walsh, Glenn Hendler, Michael Moon, and Hildegard Hoeller.

ISBN: 9780393925890

Dimensions: 213mm x 132mm x 18mm

Weight: 295g

304 pages

Critical edition