Copyright ©1998-2007 by The Horatio Alger Society - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The first edition titles of Horatio Alger's books are listed chronologically, followed by the date of original issue
and the publisher. Psuedonyms are noted in the parantheses following the title.
Please note: the following bibliographic entries are not complete descriptions of the first edition
and therefore should not be held as authoritative. For example, A.K. Loring published the first edition
of "Frank's Campaign". However, Loring published many editions of "Frank's Campaign", so just because your copy
of "Frank's Campaign" was published by Loring does not guarantee that it is a first edition. For complete
first edition descriptions of books written by Horatio Alger, please refer to the Gardner and Bennett
bibliographies.
| TITLE | ISSUE DATE | PUBLISHER |
|---|---|---|
| Bertha's Christmas Vision. An Autumn Sheaf | 1856 | Brown, Bazin, & Co |
| Nothing To Do: A Tilt at Our Best Society (anonymous) | 1857 | James French & Co. |
| Frank's Campaign; or, What Boys can do on the Farm for the Camp | 1864 | Loring |
| Paul Prescott's Charge. A Story For Boys | 1865 | Loring |
| Helen Ford | 1866 | Loring |
| Timothy Crump's Ward; or, The New Years Loan, And What Became of It. (anonymous) | 1866 | Loring |
| Charlie Codman's Cruise. A Story for Boys | 1866 | Loring |
| Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York With the Bootblacks | 1868 | Loring |
| Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter | 1868 | Loring |
| Luck and Pluck; or, John Oakley's Inheritance | 1869 | Loring |
| Mark the Match Boy; or, Richard Hunter's Ward | 1869 | Loring |
| Rough and Ready; or, Life Among the New York Newsboys | 1869 | Loring |
| Ralph Raymond's Heir; or, The Merchant's Crime (Arthur Hamilton) | 1869 | Frederick Gleason (Bennett) |
| Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves. | 1870 | Loring |
| Rufus and Rose; or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready | 1870 | Loring |
| Sink or Swim; or, Harry Raymond's Resolve | 1870 | Loring |
| Paul the Peddler; or, The Adventures of a Young Street Merchant | 1871 | Loring |
| Strong and Steady; or, Paddle Your Own Canoe | 1871 | Loring |
| Tattered Tom; or, The Story of a Street Arab | 1871 | Loring |
| Phil the Fiddler; or, The Story of a Young Street Musician | 1872 | Loring |
| Slow and Sure; or, From the Street to the Shop | 1872 | Loring |
| Strive and Succeed; or, The Progress of Walter Conrad | 1872 | Loring |
| Bound to Rise; or, Harry Walton's Motto | 1873 | Loring |
| Try and Trust; or, The Story of a Bound Boy | 1873 | Loring |
| Brave and Bold; or, The Fortunes of a Factory Boy | 1874 | Loring |
| Julius; or, The Street Boy out West | 1874 | Loring |
| Risen from the Ranks; or, Harry Walton's Success | 1874 | Loring |
| Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving with other Ballads and Poems | 1875 | Loring |
| Herbert Carter's Legacy; or, The Inventor's Son | 1875 | Loring |
| Jack's Ward; or, The Boy Guardian | 1875 | Loring |
| Seeking His Fortune, And Other Dialouges | 1875 | Loring |
| The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift In The Streets | 1875 | Loring |
| Sam's Chance; and How He Improved It | 1876 | Loring |
| Shifting for Himself; or, Gilbert Greyson's Fortune's | 1876 | Loring |
| Wait and Hope; or, Ben Bradford's Motto | 1877 | Loring |
| Life of Edwin Forrest (William Rounseville Alger) | 1877 | J.B. Lippincott & Co. |
| The New Schoolma'am; or, A Summer in North Sparta (anonymous) | 1877 | Loring |
| The Western Boy; or, The Road to Success | 1878 | G.W. Carleton/Street & Smith |
| The Young Adventurer; or, Tom's Trip Across the Plains | 1878 | Loring |
| The Telegraph Boy | 1879 | Loring |
| The Young Miner; or, Tom Nelson in California | 1879 | Loring |
| Tony the Hero | 1880 | J.S. Ogilvie & Co. |
| The Young Explorer; or, Among the Sierras | 1880 | Loring |
| From Canal Boy to President; or, The Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield | 1881 | John R. Anderson & Co. |
| Ben's Nugget; or, A Boy's Search for Fortune. | 1882 | Porter & Coates |
| From Farm Boy to Senator: Being the History of the Boyhood and Manhood of Daniel Webster | 1882 | J.S. Ogilvie & Co. |
| Abraham Lincoln: The Backwoods Boy; or, How a Young Rail-Splitter became President | 1883 | John R. Anderson and Henry S. Allen |
| The Train Boy | 1883 | G.W. Carleton & Co/Street & Smith |
| The Young Circus Rider; or, The Mystery of Robert Rudd | 1883 | Porter & Coates |
| Dan, the Detective | 1884 | G.W. Carleton/Street & Smith |
| Do and Dare; or A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune | 1884 | Porter & Coates |
| Hector's Inheritance; or, The Boys of Smith Institute | 1885 | Porter & Coates |
| Helping Himself; or, Grant Thornton's Ambition | 1886 | Porter & Coates |
| Frank Fowler, The Cash Boy | 1887 | A.L. Burt |
| Joe's Luck; or, A Boy's Adventures in California | 1887 | A.L. Burt |
| Number 91; or, The Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy (Arthur Lee Putnam) | 1887 | Frank A. Munsey |
| The Store Boy; or, The Fortunes of Ben Barclay | 1887 | Porter & Coates |
| The Errand Boy; or, How Phil Brent Won Success | 1888 | A.L. Burt |
| Bob Burton; or, The Young Ranchman of the Missouri | 1888 | Porter & Coates |
| Tom Temple's Career | 1888 | A.L. Burt |
| Tom Thatcher's Fortune | 1888 | A.L. Burt |
| Tom Tracy | 1888 | Frank A. Munsey |
| The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus | 1888 | Frank A. Munsey |
| Luke Walton; or, The Chicago Newsboy | 1889 | Porter & Coates |
| The Erie Train Boy | 1890 | U.S. Book Company |
| $500; or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret | 1890 | U.S. Book Company |
| Mark Stanton | 1890 | U.S. Book Company |
| Ned Newton; or, The Fortunes of a New York Bootblack | 1890 | U.S. Book Company |
| A New York Boy | 1890 | U.S. Book Company |
| The Odds Against Him; or, Carl Crawford's Experience | 1890 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Struggling Upward; or, Luke Larkin's Luck | 1890 | Porter & Coates |
| Dean Dunham; or, The Waterford Mystery | 1891 | U.S. Book Company |
| The Young Boatman of Pine Point | 1892 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Ralph Raymond's Heir | 1892 | F.W. Lupton (Gardner) |
| Digging For Gold. A Story of California | 1892 | Porter & Coates |
| Facing the World; or, The Haps and Mishaps of Harry Vane | 1893 | Porter & Coates |
| In a New World; or, Among the Gold-Fields of Australia | 1893 | Porter & Coates |
| Only an Irish Boy; or, Andy Burke's Fortunes and Misfortunes | 1894 | Porter & Coates |
| Victor Vane, The Young Secretary | 1894 | Porter & Coates |
| Adrift in the City; or, Oliver Conrad's Plucky Fight. | 1895 | Porter & Coates |
| The Disagreeable Woman; A Social Mystery (Julian Starr) | 1895 | G..W. Dillingham |
| Frank Hunter's Peril | 1896 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| The Young Salesman | 1896 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Frank and Fearless; or, The Fortunes of Jasper Kent | 1897 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Walter Sherwood's Probation | 1897 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| A Boy's Fortune; or, The Strange Adventures of Ben Baker | 1898 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| The Young Bank Messenger | 1898 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Mark Mason's Victory; or, The Trials and Triumphs of a Telegraph Boy | 1899 | A.L. Burt |
| Jed, the Poorhouse Boy | 1899 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Silas Snobden's Office Boy | 1899 | J.S. Ogilvie & Company (Bennett) |
| Rupert's Ambition | 1899 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| A Debt of Honor. The Story of Gerald Lane's Success in the Far West | 1900 | A.L. Burt |
| Falling in With Fortune; or, The Experiences of a Young Secretary | 1900 | The Mershon Company |
| Out for Business; or, Robert Frost's Strange Career | 1900 | The Mershon Company |
| Ben Bruce. Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy | 1901 | A.L. Burt |
| Lester's Luck | 1901 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Making His Mark | 1901 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Nelson the Newsboy; or, Afloat in New York | 1901 | The Mershon Company |
| Tom Brace: Who He Was and How He Fared | 1901 | Street & Smith |
| Young Captain Jack; or, The Son of a Soldier | 1901 | The Mershon Company |
| Andy Grant's Pluck | 1902 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| A Rolling Stone; or, The Adventures of a Wanderer | 1902 | Thompson & Thomas |
| Tom Turner's Legacy | 1902 | A.L. Burt |
| Striving for Fortune; or, Walter Griffith's Trials and Successes | 1902 | Street & Smith |
| The World Before Him | 1902 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Bernard Brooks' Adventures. The Story of a Brave Boy's Trials | 1903 | A.L. Burt |
| Chester Rand; or, A New Path to Fortune | 1903 | Henry T. Coates & Co. |
| Forging Ahead | 1903 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Adrift in New York: or, Tom and Florence Braving the World | 1904 | Street & Smith |
| Finding a Fortune | 1904 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| Jerry the Backwoods Boy; or, The Parkhurst Treasure | 1904 | The Mershon Company |
| Lost at Sea; or, Robert Roscoe's Strange Cruise | 1904 | The Mershon Company |
| From Farm to Fortune; or Nat Nason's Strange Experience | 1905 | Stitt Publishing Company |
| Mark Manning's Mission. The Story of a Shoe Factory Boy | 1905 | A.L. Burt |
| The Young Book Agent; or, Frank Hardy's Road to Success | 1905 | Stitt Publishing Company |
| Joe the Hotel Boy; or, Winning Out By Pluck | 1906 | Cupples & Leon |
| Randy of the River; or, The Adventures of a Young Deckhand | 1906 | Chatterton-Peck Company |
| Young Musician | 1906 | Penn Publishing Co. |
| In Search of Treasure. The Story of Guy's Eventful Voyage | 1907 | A.L. Burt |
| Wait and Win. The Story of Jack Drummond's Pluck | 1908 | A.L. Burt |
| Ben Logan's Triumph; or, The Boys of Boxwood Academy | 1908 | Cupples & Leon |
| Robert Coverdale's Struggle; or, On the Wave of Success | 1910 | Street & Smith |
| Silas Snobden's Office Boy | 1973 | Doubleday & Company (Gardner) |
| Cast Upon the Breakers | 1974 | Doubleday & Company |
| Hugo, the Deformed | 1978 | Gilbert K. Westgard II |
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