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[[Image:HoratioAlgerJr.jpg‎|right|thumb|250px|Horatio Alger Jr.]]  

[[Image:HoratioAlgerJr.jpg‎|right|thumb|250px|Horatio Alger Jr.]]  

'''Horatio Alger Jr.''' (1832 - 1899) was born on Friday the 13th of January, 1832 in Chelsea, [[Massachusetts]], the oldest of five children. He was the [[author]] of over 100 books for boys in which the heroes rose from rags to riches through virtue and hard work.  His mother, Olive Alger, was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. His father, Horatio Alger Sr. was a Unitarian Minister.

'''Horatio Alger Jr.''' (1832 - 1899) was born on Friday the 13th of January, 1832 in Chelsea, [[Massachusetts]], the oldest of five children. He was the [[author]] of over 100 books for boys in which the heroes rose from rags to riches through virtue and hard work.  His mother, Olive Alger, was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. His father, Horatio Alger Sr. was a [[Unitarian]] Minister.

In 1848, at 16, Alger was accepted to [[Harvard University]] with financial assistance from his father’s cousin Cyrus Alger. Studying under such famous teachers as [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], he started to show his writing skills with poetry and academic essays on topics from chivalry to [[Miguel de Cervantes]], earning the title Class Poet and winning many awards and prizes. <ref>[http://www.thehoratioalgersociety.org/]The Horatio Alger Society</ref>

In 1848, at 16, Alger was accepted to [[Harvard University]] with financial assistance from his father’s cousin Cyrus Alger. Todya a talented scholar like Alger would be eligible for a scholarship. Studying under such famous teachers as [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], he started to show his writing skills with poetry and academic essays on topics from chivalry to [[Miguel de Cervantes]], earning the title Class Poet and winning many awards and prizes. <ref>[http://www.thehoratioalgersociety.org/]The Horatio Alger Society</ref>

== What is a “Horatio Alger story”? ==

== What is a “Horatio Alger story”? ==